Thomas Cole, America’s leading landscape painter
Thomas Cole, America’s leading landscape painter (1805-1848) was born in Bolton in Lancashire. His family immigrated to the USA. At the age of 18, he arrived in Philadelphia determined to...
Thomas Cole, America’s leading landscape painter (1805-1848) was born in Bolton in Lancashire. His family immigrated to the USA. At the age of 18, he arrived in Philadelphia determined to...
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