George Vicat Cole, RA, British 1833-1893- Wargrave; oil on canvas, signed with monogram and dated '18VC81' (lower left), 91.4 x 144.8 cm. Provenance: John Hargreaves Esq., His sale; Christie's, London, 2 May 1896, lot 39 (500 gns.). The Ralli Collection, Pamplin Manor, Wimbourne, Dorset. Anon. sale, Christie's, London, 25 October 1991, lot 7 (£28,980). with Richard Green, London, where purchased by the present owner. Exhibited: London, Royal Academy, 1881, no. 203, illustrated on page 47 of the catalogue. Note: Like his father George Cole (1810-1883), Vicat Cole was best known for his production of landscapes, with his tranquil scenes of the English countryside proving particularly popular over the course of his lifetime and long after. His landscapes, which can be interpreted as celebrations of the quiet beauty of rural Britain, are in the collections of a number of galleries across the UK, including the Victoria & Albert Museum, the Manchester Art Gallery, and the National Gallery of Wales, with similar river views in the Government Art Collection [10644] and in the National Trust property of Anglesey Abbey [515604].