| An itinerant German painter in Ohio, T. Des Combes was the competition for Thomas
Cole when he began his painting career in America, having emigrated
from England. In 1822, Cole was living in Ohio, and set out to be
an itinerant portrait painter. When he reached St. Clairsville,
he learned that Des Combes (first name unknown) had already siphoned
off potential business. Cole examined his rival's work and saw a
double portrait of "a very large man and his little wife. (showing 500 of 1837 characters). |
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