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 George
Cole was a portrait, landscape and animal painter. He was self-taught,
and began by painting several large canvas advertisements for the
proprietor of a travelling circus. After some time spent in Holland
where he went to study the Dutch Masters, he spent several years in
Portsmouth where he painted mainly animals. Starting in 1840 he
exhibited at the British Institution which was established as a rival to
the Royal Academy and was located at Boydell's Shakespeare Gallery in
Pall Mall, London.
In 1845 His Don Quixote and Sancho Panza with Rosinante in Don Pedro's Hut
attracted much attention at The British Institution. From 1849-82, he
exhibited landscapes at the Royal Academy, mainly of Hampshire, Surrey,
Cornwall, Wales Sussex etc. His son George Vicat Cole was also a
prominent landscape painter, and their work is sometimes confused.
Cole is represented in the following collections: Royal Academy of
Arts, London; Beaverbrook Art Gallery, New Brunswick; Bristol Museum and
Art Gallery, UK; Indiana University Art Museum, Bloomington; MacKenzie
Art Gallery, Saskatchewan; Tate Gallery, London, amongst others.
Source:
Sphinx Fine Art
http://www.sphinxfineart.com/Cole-George-DesktopDefault.aspx?tabid=45&tabindex=44&artistid=29944
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