Thirty John Wilson Carmichael Paintings Geocoded

John Wilson Carmichael (1800-1868) paintings are a prime example of how a culture is reflected in what a painter chooses to capture (or what the artist believes he can find a market for).  Like George Chambers, he reflects the sea-faring nature of his country, particularly showing the interface of land-based people and the ports and vessels they use to transcend their limits.  Carmichael's body of work includes a couple of view of the British Navy destroying the the land interface of non-English places.

John Wilson Carmichael paintings geocoded

The Brayford Pool and Lincoln Cathedral
by John Wilson Carmichael 

George Chambers Paintings in GeoCodedArt.com

George Chambers (1803-1840) painted maritime scenes with identifiable landmarks on shore.  Rather than just show the majesty of a vessel at full sail mastering the open seas, his views make a connection between we land-based observers and the instruments that can carry us to all points on the globe.  Harbors are of particular interest as the transition point for our modes of being.

George Chambers paintings geocoded

Entrance to Portsmouth Harbour

by George Chambers

Henry Pether Paintings Geocoded

Henry Pether (1828-1865) did a large number of paintings by moonlight, including some scenes where the same location was painted by day and by night.  The subject of his dozens of paintings in moonlight were usually recognizable landmarks, almost evenly split between London and Venice.  The silhouettes of well-known structures lends more of a story to the images than there would be if were a simple river scene by moonlight (a few of which he did).  By and large, though, the works are identified by location, and have a intriguing air about them: without any other persons out at these hours, the viewer is left to imagine their own participation in the enchanting atmosphere.

Henry Pether paintings geocoded

Marlow On Thames 

by Henry Pether

George Cole Paintings in GeocodedArt.com

George Cole (1810-1883) paintings of outdoor scenes bear a strong resemblance to the work of his son, George Vicat Cole. The elder did more port scenes and landmark structures, though never with an eye to record impressive architecture.  His handful of views around Windsor Castle seem just to be the location of pleasing countryside (a common trait in royal locations).  The elder also worked in portraits an animal studies, but the wide open country views were his most common, and were the subject almost exclusively adopted by his son,

George Cole paintings geocoded

The London Road, Portsdown Hill
by George Cole

George Vicat Cole Paintings Geocoded

George Vicat Cole (1833-1893) painted almost exclusively outdoor scenes, and these only occasionally included any man-made structure, or any evidence of human presence. His works generally feature overcast skies, without direct sunlight, leaving the edges of most objects are a little blurred.  Equally hazy are the specific locations of most of his scenes: the majority do not carry a title that would identify the spot of the pleasing "Country Life" or "Landscape with Sheep".  They do all possess a far horizon, the sort of spot that would make a passerby to stop for a moment to consider what a pleasant land they were passing through.

George Vicat Cole paintings geocoded

On the Tamar, Devon
by George Vicat Cole