Yes Roger, and some of the figures are so heart-touching - like the little deer in Peace at Sunset, which seems to have been painted with so much love despite its minute size (or mayby just because of it).
Here is a study Cole made for one of his recurrent themes, that of Arcadia and similar ones (would I own it...!) I will post the work itself probably tomorrow, so sorry I don't have enough time now. As usual, you may click on the below image if you want to enlarge it.
Thomas Cole - Study for "Dream of Arcadia" (oil on canvas, 1838)
Wonderful light effects. Great use of figures too. All helps to give scale. Roger
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