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Engraved landscape of a river with a small boat, a winged figure in white, tall trees, a palm, and jagged mountains in the distance.

The Voyage of Life: Youth, engraving after Thomas Cole

An engraved landscape shows a wide river winding past tall trees, a palm at right, and jagged mountain peaks in the hazy distance. In the foreground a small boat with figures drifts on the water, while a winged figure in white hovers near the riverbank.

Artist
James Smillie
Date
ca. 1853
Medium
engraving on paper mounted on paper
Source
Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)
Size
3000 × 2295 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1858).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Smithsonian American Art Museum

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