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Maker(s):Smillie, James; Cole, Thomas (after)
Culture:American (1807-1885); American (1801-1848)
Title:The Voyage of Life: Manhood
Date Made:1855
Type:Print
Materials:engraving, printed in black on ivory paper
Measurements:Housing: 22 in x 28 in; 55.9 cm x 71.1 cm; Sheet: 19 5/8 in x 26 in; 49.8 cm x 66 cm; Image: 15 3/8 in x 22 3/16 in; 39.1 cm x 56.4 cm
Accession Number:  MH 1972.191.I(b).RII
Credit Line:Source and date of acquisition unknown
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
Based on a series of allegorical paintings by Thomas Cole in which he depicts the four stages of life: "childhood", "youth", "manhood", and "old age". In each scene, the voyager drifts down a river through landscapes that represent the sentiments of each age.

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