William Green was born in
Manchester, son of a schoolmaster, due
to his early ability he was sent to Dr
Clarke's mathematical school in Salford
to learn drawing and geometry. This
allowed him to begin a career as a
surveyor in 1778. Meeting with the
historian and topographer Thomas West
encouraged Green to develop his
artistic abilities. He opened two
drawing schools in Manchester and later
spent a brief period in London where he
exhibited at the Royal Academy. Green
produced a significant body of work
ranging from aquatints, etchings and
water-colours which were detailed and
scientifically observed pieces.
He was permanently resident in the
Lake District from about 1800, working
from home in Ambleside and a studio in
Keswick. He recorded his surroundings,
venturing into hazardous terrain where
there were no access roads, no way of
keeping dry and where the only places
to shelter were shepherd's
cottages.
In 1819 Green completed his major
work The Tourist's New Guide to the
Lake District. He died in April 1823
and was buried at Grasmere. His friend
Wordsworth wrote his epitaph. abridged
from the museum info at http://fp.armitt.plus.com/
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Published August 1809
by William Greeen in Ambleside. Image
size 27.5 x 33 cm page size 32 x 47 cm
all whole page disbound . All pictured
to show all faults if present . . .
none have any foxing stains a few have
minor edge tears As to which of his
books Views in the lake District or
Seventy Eight Studies from nature I am
unsure as the sizes do not correspond
with the information available £40
each post inclusive
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William
Green of Ambleside: Ambleside from the
Landing .Published August
1809 by William Greeen in Ambleside.
Image size 27.5 x 33 cm page size 32 x
47 cm all whole page disbound . All
pictured to show all faults if present
. . . none have any foxing stains a few
have minor edge tears As to which of
his books Views in the lake District or
Seventy Eight Studies from nature I am
unsure as the sizes do not correspond
with the information available
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William
Green of Ambleside: Askham Bridge
. Published August 1809 by
William Greeen in Ambleside. Image size
27.5 x 33 cm page size 32 x 47 cm all
whole page disbound . All pictured to
show all faults if present . . . none
have any foxing stains a few have minor
edge tears As to which of his books
Views in the lake District or Seventy
Eight Studies from nature I am unsure
as the sizes do not correspond with the
information available
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William
Green of Ambleside:
Bridge at
Bowerdale . . now Borrowdale
. Published August 1809 by William
Greeen in Ambleside. Image size 27.5 x
33 cm page size 32 x 47 cm all whole
page disbound . All pictured to show
all faults if present . . . none have
any foxing stains a few have minor edge
tears As to which of his books Views in
the lake District or Seventy Eight
Studies from nature I am unsure as the
sizes do not correspond with the
information available
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William
Green of Ambleside:
Lane
Foot. Published August 1809
by William Greeen in Ambleside. Image
size 27.5 x 33 cm page size 32 x 47 cm
all whole page disbound . All pictured
to show all faults if present . . .
none have any foxing stains a few have
minor edge tears As to which of his
books Views in the lake District or
Seventy Eight Studies from nature I am
unsure as the sizes do not correspond
with the information available
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William
Green of Ambleside:
Loggan
House. Published August 1809
by William Greeen in Ambleside. Image
size 27.5 x 33 cm page size 32 x 47 cm
all whole page disbound . All pictured
to show all faults if present . . .
none have any foxing stains a few have
minor edge tears As to which of his
books Views in the lake District or
Seventy Eight Studies from nature I am
unsure as the sizes do not correspond
with the information available
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William
Green of Ambleside:
.Low
Houses in Newlands Published
August 1809 by William Greeen in
Ambleside. Image size 27.5 x 33 cm page
size 32 x 47 cm all whole page disbound
. All pictured to show all faults if
present . . . none have any foxing
stains a few have minor edge tears As
to which of his books Views in the lake
District or Seventy Eight Studies from
nature I am unsure as the sizes do not
correspond with the information
available
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William
Green of Ambleside:
.Stock
Gill . Published August 1809
by William Greeen in Ambleside. Image
size 27.5 x 33 cm page size 32 x 47 cm
all whole page disbound . All pictured
to show all faults if present . . .
none have any foxing stains a few have
minor edge tears As to which of his
books Views in the lake District or
Seventy Eight Studies from nature I am
unsure as the sizes do not correspond
with the information available
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William
Green of Ambleside:
.Stonethwaite
Bridge . Published August
1809 by William Greeen in Ambleside.
Image size 27.5 x 33 cm page size 32 x
47 cm all whole page disbound . All
pictured to show all faults if present
. . . none have any foxing stains a few
have minor edge tears As to which of
his books Views in the lake District or
Seventy Eight Studies from nature I am
unsure as the sizes do not correspond
with the information available
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William
Green of Ambleside:
.Farmhouse
in Troutbeck . . Beatrix
Potter?. Published August
1809 by William Greeen in Ambleside.
Image size 27.5 x 33 cm page size 32 x
47 cm all whole page disbound . All
pictured to show all faults if present
. . . none have any foxing stains a few
have minor edge tears As to which of
his books Views in the lake District or
Seventy Eight Studies from nature I am
unsure as the sizes do not correspond
with the information available
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