To cole the painter departing for Europe poem?

"To a Waterfowl" is a poem by William Cullen Bryant and not "To Cole the Painter Departing for Europe." "To Cole the Painter Departing for Europe" is a tribute poem written by William Cullen Bryant for his friend, the artist Thomas Cole, praising his artistic talent and wishing him well on his journey to Europe. Cole was a prominent figure in the Hudson River School of landscape painting.