The Course of Empire: Destruction

Depicts the destruction of a once glorious empire by battling armies and the volatile forces of nature including ominous thunderclouds, a storm-tossed sea, and raging fires, 1836. The bridge at center collapses under the weight of clashing armies. Oil on canvas by Thomas Cole. (Photo by New York Historical Society/Getty Images)
Depicts the destruction of a once glorious empire by battling armies and the volatile forces of nature including ominous thunderclouds, a storm-tossed sea, and raging fires, 1836. The bridge at center collapses under the weight of clashing armies. Oil on canvas by Thomas Cole. (Photo by New York Historical Society/Getty Images)
The Course of Empire: Destruction
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529229691
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01 January, 1836
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