An epic poem by Robert Pollok provided partial inspiration for this work, which was significantly influenced by Robert Burford's Pandemonium.
An epic poem by Robert Pollok provided partial inspiration for this work, which was significantly influenced by Robert Burford's Pandemonium. It was dedicated to its commissioner, Luman Reed, and the "motto" of the artist's program to this work was taken from Childe Harold's Pilgrimage. In one of the paintings in this series, a man can be seen sketching a geometrical problem in the ground on the left while a boy crudely sketches a (*) man with a sword on the right. In another painting in this series, a makeshift bridge strains under the weight of people running across it, while a fountain gushes in the foreground of the third one as a scarlet robed figure crosses a bridge. A megalithic temple appears in the one subtitled, "The Arcadian," while a cluster of wigwams and a hunter chasing a deer can be seen in the first, "The Savage State." For 10 points, name this series of paintings about the progress of civilization, a work of Thomas Cole.
An epic poem by Robert Pollok provided partial inspiration for this work, which was significantly influenced by Robert Burford's Pandemonium.
The {Course} of {Empire}