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Vicat Cole, landscape painter, 1881. Cole (1833-1893) was an important painter of the mid 19th century who specialised in naturalistic English landscape scenes. His work is particularly noted for its portrayal of atmosphere and light. Cole trained in the studio of his father, George, himself an eminent landscape painter. Early in his career he was not particularly successful, but after exhibiting some of his work at the Royal Academy's Summer Exhibition in 1854, his paintings became increasingly popular. Much of his work depicts the countryside of Sussex and Surrey, as well as scenes along the banks of the Thames. Cole became an Associate of the Royal Academy in 1870 and an Academician in 1880.