The life and paintings of Vicat Cole, RA. . THE BLANCHE. flitted, year by year, to spots which offered the varietyfor which he craved. To save time, and to gain readier access to distantpoints on the river, he bought a steam-launch, whichhe named The Blanche, after his eldest daughter. Thelaunch, of which a representation is given with theartist on deck, soon became well-known on the Thames,and its owners consideration for others in the matterof speed, as attested by Mr. Leslies note, caused itspresence to be viewed with good-will, whilst that of 4 VIC AT COLES LIFE AND WORKS. many others was
The life and paintings of Vicat Cole, RA. . THE BLANCHE. flitted, year by year, to spots which offered the varietyfor which he craved. To save time, and to gain readier access to distantpoints on the river, he bought a steam-launch, whichhe named The Blanche, after his eldest daughter. Thelaunch, of which a representation is given with theartist on deck, soon became well-known on the Thames,and its owners consideration for others in the matterof speed, as attested by Mr. Leslies note, caused itspresence to be viewed with good-will, whilst that of 4 VIC AT COLES LIFE AND WORKS. many others was justly regarded as an intolerablenuisance. It would be almost impertinent to offer any de-scription of scenes which are so familiar to most people,. STUDY OF FOREGROUND. and about which much has already been so ablywritten. At the same time, attention may be calledto certain minor features, in which Vicat Cole himselftook special interest, illustrated by a few of hissketches. First among these is the material for theforeground of a picture, which to him was always ofmuch importance. He was not content with a vague THE THAMES. 5 generalisation of those objects which could be clearlydistinguished, still less could he endure the indefiniteblotches, representing impossible monstrosities of plant-life, which are often made to do duty for the daintyrealities of Nature. Actual and definite forms of plantswere objects of constant study with him, and, wherein his pictures they are near enough to be distinguished,a botanist may recognise leaf and flower. The banks of the Thames are peculiarly rich in
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