Thomas Cole
The Oxbow (The Connecticut River near Northampton) (1836) The Titan's Goblet (1833). Oil on canvas; 49 × 41 cm. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Thomas Cole (February 1, 1801 – February 11, 1848) was an American artist. He is regarded as the founder of the Hudson River School, an American art movement that flourished in the mid-19th century. Cole's Hudson River School, as well as his own work, was known for its realistic and detailed portrayal of American landscape and wilderness, which feature themes of romanticism.