b) Thomas Cole
Thomas Cole was a prominent painter most known for his landscapes and nature paintings. He is considered primarily for his landscapes works, although he did some other styles. As a 19th-century American painter, he is regarded as founding a father for an art movement that flourished in the mid-19th century. (The Hudson River School) .Cole's work is known for its strong portrayal of the wilderness in American landscapes mostly.
Some of Cole's famous works are Lake with Dead Trees (1825), the Oxbow (1836) the Notch of the White Mountains.