The life and paintings of Vicat Cole, RA. . SKETCH AT RICHMOND. necessary to introduce the figures, as characteristic ofthe place, and they are excellently drawn and painted ;bnt the picture, as a landscape, would be far more. -in ill mux/) ii ill: 110 effective without them. They take away somewhatfrom the serene beauty which is the distinguishingquality of the artists presentations of Nature. Butstill the eye turns to the whole landscape with a deepsense of contentment and true happiness. It is. indeed,a fair scene ; one much lauded, much admired, by allEnglishmen; and perhaps the highest pr
The life and paintings of Vicat Cole, RA. . SKETCH AT RICHMOND. necessary to introduce the figures, as characteristic ofthe place, and they are excellently drawn and painted ;bnt the picture, as a landscape, would be far more. -in ill mux/) ii ill: 110 effective without them. They take away somewhatfrom the serene beauty which is the distinguishingquality of the artists presentations of Nature. Butstill the eye turns to the whole landscape with a deepsense of contentment and true happiness. It is. indeed,a fair scene ; one much lauded, much admired, by allEnglishmen; and perhaps the highest praise whichcan be bestowed on the picture is to acknowledgethat it realises the loveliness of the view in itsperfection. The sepia sketch of Richmond, at the head ofpage 114, was made in 1854. That following belowwas perhaps, one of the artists original ideas for theRichmond picture. WESTMINSTER. ESTMINSTER, exhibited in 1892, was the lastwork of Vicat Coles which appeared on thewalls of the Royal Academy. If he couldbut have brought the Abbey forward, andthrust back the Houses of Parliament, hewould have been quite happy in his subject. Inhis eyes, the details of the one were as impressiveas those of the other were uni
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