Gardens of the Van Rensselaer Manor House

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Thomas Cole did two oils of the manor house and gardens owned by the Van Rensselaer family based on highly detailed pencil drawings of the sites. The Van Rensselaer gardens were ce lebrated as among the most beautiful and extensive in all of America, with elegant lawns, flower beds, ponds, and majestic trees. Cole's painting, showing the gardens in the light of a late afternoon, is dominated by summer greens. Title Gardens of the Van Rensselaer Manor House Creator Thomas Cole (1801-1848) Date Created 1840 Physical Dimensions 24 H x 36 W Rights Bequest of Miss Katherine E. Turnbull Medium Oil on canvas Painter Thomas Cole (1801-1848) Inscription Signed, lower right T. Cole/1840 Show more