In one of this artist's paintings, an old man is seen on the left drawing something with a stick while smoke rises from a temple. Another paintings shows a red-clothed man fervently praying as he stands in a boat about to go through rapids. Along with The Architect's Dream, he painted a canvas in which a decapitated statue 
In one of this artist's paintings, an old man is seen on the left drawing something with a stick while smoke rises from a temple. Another paintings shows a red-clothed man fervently praying as he stands in a boat about to go through rapids. Along with The Architect's Dream, he painted a canvas in which a decapitated statue with a shield can be seen in the upper right while pillaging occurs below. This artist painted a series featuring a man who ages while accompanied by his guardian angel called The Voyage of Life, while another series includes works subtitled "The Arcadian" and "The Savage State". For 10 points, name this artist from the Hudson River School who painted The Course of Empire series and The Oxbow.
In one of this artist's paintings, an old man is seen on the left drawing something with a stick while smoke rises from a temple.
Thomas Cole