
Thomas ColeAmerican, 1801–1848Study for Standing Shepherd
Can I see it?
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Where is “Study for Standing Shepherd” now? Collection: Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit. Whether it is on view today is unknown.
Detroit, United States
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
Details
- Accession number
- 39.576
In the catalog
Sources
- Wikidata
- Image: Detroit Institute of Arts — Thomas Cole · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
In the life of Thomas Cole
The whole life1825–1848
89 paintings at the National Academy of Design
From the founding of the National Academy of Design in 1825 until Cole's death, 89 of his paintings were shown at its exhibitions.
1829–1832
First journey to Europe: England and Italy
Cole spent these years abroad, mainly in England and Italy.
1830
“Chocorua's Curse” in a gift-book annual
Between 1826 and 1842 five of Cole's works were engraved for the gift-book annuals The Token and Atlantic Souvenir; the critic John Neal called “Chocorua's Curse”, in the 1830 volume, 'beautifully contrived'.
July 1832
A letter to his friend Daniel Wadsworth
Cole wrote emotionally to Daniel Wadsworth, his close friend and patron, that years apart had never dimmed his memory of their friendship.







