Cole, VICAT, landscape-painter (especially of Surrey scenes), was born at Portsmouth, 17th April 1833, and from 1853 was a frequent contributor to Royal Academy exhibitions. Chosen A.R.A. in 1870, and R.A. in 1880, he died 6th April 1893. See Life by R. Chignell (3 vols. 1898).
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