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The Course of Empire: Desolation by Thomas Cole

• APA (7th)

  Cole, T. (1836). The Course of Empire: Desolation [Painting]. New York Historical Society, New York City, NY, US. https://www.artwiki.art/artworks/thomas-cole/the-course-of-empire-desolation

• MLA (9th)

  Cole, Thomas. The Course of Empire: Desolation. 1836, New York Historical Society, New York City, NY, US. Art History Wiki, https://www.artwiki.art/artworks/thomas-cole/the-course-of-empire-desolation. Accessed 2026-07-27.

• Chicago (Notes-Bibliography)

  Thomas Cole, The Course of Empire: Desolation, 1836, New York Historical Society, New York City, NY, US, https://artwiki.art.

• Harvard

  Cole, T., 1836. The Course of Empire: Desolation. [Painting] New York Historical Society, New York City, NY, US. Available at: https://www.artwiki.art/artworks/thomas-cole/the-course-of-empire-desolation (Accessed: 2026-07-27).

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