Clouds

Thomas Cole, ca. 1838

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Clouds, ca. 1838. Oil on paper laid down on canvas.

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Oil on paper laid down on canvas · 8 3/4 × 10 7/8 in. (22.2 × 27.6 cm · The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Museum title: Clouds
Artist: Thomas Cole (American, Lancashire 1801–1848 Catskill, New York)
Date: ca. 1838
Medium: Oil on paper laid down on canvas
Dimensions: 8 3/4 × 10 7/8 in. (22.2 × 27.6 cm)
Credit line: Morris K. Jesup Fund, 2013
Image license: CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Artist’s life 1801–1848

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