George Vicat Cole - Tintern Abbey

1852

oil on canvas

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Born in Portsmouth, George Vicat Cole was taught by his father, the landscape painter George Cole. At the age of 18, Cole sent his first pictures for exhibition at the Society of British Artists on Suffolk Street, and the following year showed works at the Royal Academy. He was a member and exhibited works at the Society of British Artists and the Royal Academy until 1892. He was noted particularly for his views of the Thames and landscapes taken from throughout the British Isles.