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George Cole (1810–1883), a self-taught landscape painter, was the father of George Vicat Cole, who adopted his mother’s surname to distinguish his career. His work combines portraiture, animals and the representation of places. In 1839, Sir John Barker-Mill commissioned him to paint his Mottisfont estate: riders and hounds occupy the foreground before the house and stables.
In The London Road, Portsdown Hill (1867), held in Portsmouth, the expansive sky emphasises the coastal plain; a chalk pit appears before the still largely rural Portsea Island. Windsor from the River, at Anglesey Abbey, links landscape and activity differently: a barge and towing horses precede the castle in rising mist. Exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1878, this oil painting combines monument, river traffic and atmospheric effects.
This profile brings together identity references for George Cole and paintings, drawings and works on paper documented in auction catalogues.
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Oil on canvas
Berger et jeune fille accompagnant un troupeau de moutons
huile sur toile
Catalogue period : 2025-11-27 — 2025-12-10
Published result : 420 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 800–1200
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Oil on canvas
Paysage animé, vaches s'abreuvant
huile sur toile
Catalogue period : 2022-03-01 — 2022-03-16
Published result : 1100 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 600–800
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"Portrait of a Horse".
Öl auf Lwd
Date to be documented
Published result : 3300 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 6000
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Oil on canvas
Lot comprenant : Suiveur de GEORGE COLE — Wegpartie mit zwei Rastenden.
Öl auf Leinwand
Nachfolger
Date to be documented
Follower of
Published result : 500 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 900
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