The Course of Empire
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A five painting series by Thomas Cole. The individual painting's titles are:
The Savage State (1834). Oil on canvas, 39.5 by 63.5 in. Collection of The New York Historical Society
The Arcadian or Pastorale State (1834). Oil on canvas, 39.5 by 63.5 in. Collection of The New York Historical Society
The Consummation of Empire (1836). Oil on canvas, 51 by 76 in. Collection of The New York Historical Society
Destruction (1836). Oil on canvas, 39.5 by 63.5 in. Collection of The New York Historical Society
Desolation (1836). Oil on canvas, 39.5 by 63.5 in. Collection of The New York Historical Society
Explore Thomas Cole, http://www.explorethomascole.org/ , accessed March 11, 2014.