William Green (Manchester 1760-1823 Ambleside)
Lot 117

William Green (Manchester 1760-1823 Ambleside)

An extensive landscape in the Lake District with figures on a fallen tree in the foreground

Closed4 November 2010

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GBP 5,000

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William Green (Manchester 1760-1823 Ambleside)
An extensive landscape in the Lake District with figures on a fallen tree in the foreground
pencil, pen and black ink and watercolour, on paper
13¾ x 19¾ in. (35 x 50.2 cm.)

Specialist note

William Green (1760-1823) was both an artist and a poet, concentrating mainly on views of the Lake District. He was determined 'to adhere as faithfully as possible to nature' and in 1819, completed a major work, The Tourist's New Guide to the Lake District.