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The Oxbow, 1836

Thomas Cole (American, b. England, 1801–1848)

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Image © 1995 The Metropolitan Museum of Art; used with permission

Thomas Cole (American, b. England, 1801–1848). View from Mount Holyoke, Northampton, Massachusetts, after a Thunderstorm - The Oxbow, 1836. Oil on canvas. 51 1/2 x 76 in. (130.8 x 193 cm). Gift of Mrs. Russell Sage, 1908 (08.228).

Image © 1995 The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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