The Pilgrim's Progress
"The Pilgrim's Progress" was a favourite subject among painters in 1840s America, including major figures of the Hudson River School and others associated with the National Academy of Design. Daniel Huntington, Jasper Cropsey, Frederic Edwin Church, Jesse Talbot, Edward Harrison May, and others completed canvases based on the work. Thomas Cole's "The Voyage of Life" was inspired by "The Pilgrim's Progress."