The life and paintings of Vicat Cole, RA. . his is entirely absent in the plate, but formand softness of light are well rendered, and the charac-teristics of the place are preserved sufficiently to makethe impression a fair presentation of the scene. It ismuch to be regretted that no plate of the exhibitedpicture can be shown, for it represents perfectlymany of the distinctive qualities of the artists in all his evening effects the colouring is enchanting,and the sense of rest complete. Cattle, water, foliage, andthe harvest on Sinodun Hill itself, are painted with trueartistic feeling
The life and paintings of Vicat Cole, RA. . his is entirely absent in the plate, but formand softness of light are well rendered, and the charac-teristics of the place are preserved sufficiently to makethe impression a fair presentation of the scene. It ismuch to be regretted that no plate of the exhibitedpicture can be shown, for it represents perfectlymany of the distinctive qualities of the artists in all his evening effects the colouring is enchanting,and the sense of rest complete. Cattle, water, foliage, andthe harvest on Sinodun Hill itself, are painted with trueartistic feeling. It is one of the loveliest views of Nature,rendered more than ever lovely by its poetic treatment. 40 VI CAT COLES LIFE AND WORKS. For want of a better representation the sepia sketch,made by Vicat Cole for Academy Sketches, is herereproduced. It will be interesting to some to noticehow, by a few rough lines, he gets the required effect,and what knowledge he shows of the means by whichthe engraver produces imitations of tone and SEPIA SKETCH OF SINODUN HILL FROM DAYS LOCK. DCLUI- co LUI o DCO a COCO Q z< COLU E<Ih- LUI I—UJ LU2
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