The life and paintings of Vicat Cole, RA. . THK AURKV (HntCIl, STUDIES AT DORCHESTER. HERE is much in the old town of Dorchesterand its surroundings to attract the eye andawaken interest in the mind of an artist. Itis a place with a history ; a history, too, whichis lost in the dimness of the far past. Smallas the village is now, it was once a city, and itsold church a cathedral. Earlier still, as its nameshows, it was a Roman station, the importance ofwhich may be estimated by the traces of its fortifi-cations and amphitheatre. A dyke, once flooded, andramparts cut oft a strip o
The life and paintings of Vicat Cole, RA. . THK AURKV (HntCIl, STUDIES AT DORCHESTER. HERE is much in the old town of Dorchesterand its surroundings to attract the eye andawaken interest in the mind of an artist. Itis a place with a history ; a history, too, whichis lost in the dimness of the far past. Smallas the village is now, it was once a city, and itsold church a cathedral. Earlier still, as its nameshows, it was a Roman station, the importance ofwhich may be estimated by the traces of its fortifi-cations and amphitheatre. A dyke, once flooded, andramparts cut oft a strip of land between the two VIC AT COLES LIFE AND WORKS. rivers, and on this the town stands. In Saxon timesit was the cathedral city of the largest see in Britain,and this accounts for the spacious design of thechurch, although it is questionable whether any partof the Saxon edifice still exists. The Norman work inside, of which VicatColes sketch of a capi-tal is a good example,is very fine. With the meadowsand winding Thame forforeground, it makes apicturesque study, whichas
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