[Sixty Studies from Nature in Cumberland Westmorland and Lancashire]

GREEN, William.

Verlag: AmblesideW. Green -1810., 1808

Beschreibung

12 (of 60) soft ground etched plates each 53 x 73 cm. Bound in contemporary boards, manuscript title lable to upper cover "Green's Views of the Lakes. Vol 1" Ex libris George Bella Greenough. The first twelve plates from this series comprising 1. Coniston Water Drawn and engraved by William Green and published at Ambleside June 24th 1810 2. Wast Water Drawn and engraved by William Green and published at Ambleside June 24th 1808 3. Yewdale near Coniston Drawn and engraved by William Green and published at Ambleside June 24th 1810 4. Helvelly from the foot of Leathes Water Drawn and engraved by William Green and published at Ambleside Aug 1st, 1809 5. Islands on Derwent Water from Castlerigg Drawn and engraved by William Green and published at Ambleside June 24th 1810 6. Derwent water from Crow Park Drawn and engraved by William Green and published at Ambleside June 24th 1810 7.Falcon Crag on Derwent Water Drawn and engraved by William Green and published at Ambleside June 24th 1810 8. Bowder Stone Drawn and engraved by William Green and published at Ambleside June 24th 1808 (short marginal tear) 9. Langdale Pikes from Oak How Drawn and engraved by William Green and published at Ambleside Aug 1st, 1809 10. Langdale Head Drawn and engraved by William Green and published at Ambleside Aug 1st, 1809 11. Dove Crag in Hartshope Drawn and engraved by William Green and published at Ambleside June 24th 1808 12. Gimmer Crag in Langdale Drawn and engraved by William Green and published at Ambleside Aug 1st, 1809 William Green (1760 1823) was an English artist, poet, writer, and landscape painter, from 1800 living in Ambleside and with a studio in Keswick In 1819 he completed his major work The Tourist's New Guide to the Lake District. By 1820 his constitution was weakened by constant exposure to the elements. He died in April 1823 and was buried at Grasmere. His friend Wordsworth wrote his epitaph. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 51329

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Titel: [Sixty Studies from Nature in Cumberland ...

Verlag: AmblesideW. Green -1810.

Erscheinungsdatum: 1808

Einband: Hardcover