Advanced Search
Advanced Search

The Temple of Segesta with the Artist Sketching

Thomas Cole (American (born in England), 1801–1848)
about 1842

Medium/Technique Oil on canvas
Dimensions 49.85 x 76.52 cm (19 5/8 x 30 1/8 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Martha C. Karolik for the M. and M. Karolik Collection of American Paintings, 1815–1865
Accession Number47.1198
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsPaintings

InscriptionsLower center, on portfolio: T. Cole.
ProvenanceAbout 1842, the artist. 1848, G. F. Allen. With LeRoy Ireland, New York. 1944, with Victor Spark, New York; 1944, sold by Victor Spark to Maxim Karolik, Newport, R.I.; 1947, gift of Martha C. (Mrs. Maxim) Karolik to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 12, 1947)