The Voyage of Life – Youth

Thomas Cole, Unidentified, The Voyage of Life--Youth, ca. 1850-1859, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1974.46
Unidentified, Thomas Cole, The Voyage of Life--Youth, ca. 1850-1859, oil on canvas, 35 x 55 1⁄4 in. (88.9 x 140.2 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1974.46
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Artwork Details

Title
The Voyage of Life – Youth
Artists
Unidentified
Copy after Thomas Cole
Date
ca. 1850-1859
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
35 x 55 1⁄4 in. (88.9 x 140.2 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase
Mediums
Mediums Description
oil on canvas
Classifications
Subjects
  • Figure group
  • Religion — angel
  • Allegory — life — youth
  • Waterscape — boat
  • Travel — water — boat
  • Landscape — imaginary
Object Number
1974.46
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1974.46

Works by this artist (10 items)

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Thomas Cole, The Pilgrim of the World at the End of His Journey (study for the series, The Cross and the World), ca. 1847, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1988.1
The Pilgrim of the World at the End of His Journey (study…
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Dateca. 1847
oil on canvas
On view
Thomas Cole, The Subsiding of the Waters of the Deluge, 1829, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Katie Dean in memory of Minnibel S. and James Wallace Dean and museum purchase through the Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program, 1983.40
The Subsiding of the Waters of the Deluge
Artist
Date1829
oil on canvas
On view
Thomas Cole, The Pilgrim of the Cross at the End of His Journey (study for series, The Cross and the World), ca. 1846-1848, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1965.10
The Pilgrim of the Cross at the End of His Journey (study…
Artist
Dateca. 1846-1848
oil on canvas
On view
Thomas Cole, Falls at Catskill, ca. 1828-1829, lithograph on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1982.96
Falls at Catskill
Artist
Dateca. 1828-1829
lithograph on paper
Not on view

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