William Green (painter)
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William Green was an artist, poet, writer, and landscape painter, who made images mainly of the Lake District
, determined to make them "adhere as faithfully as possible to nature." His biographer, Charles Roeder, stated: "his novel method is notable, as the artists have all a conventional and uniform style in regard to the representation of mountains. Those of Mr Green are veritable mountains; he says that he knows their anatomy and he is undoubtedly right."
In 1819, Green completed a major work, The Tourist's New Guide to the Lake District. But he became troubled, haunted, and dissatisfied by working pressures and his legendary socializing with Samuel Coleridge, and by 1820 his constitution was weakened.
His daughter, Elizabeth, married Walter H Mayson, a famous British
violin
maker.
Lake District
The Lake District, also commonly known as The Lakes or Lakeland, is a mountainous region in North West England. A popular holiday destination, it is famous not only for its lakes and its mountains but also for its associations with the early 19th century poetry and writings of William Wordsworth...
, determined to make them "adhere as faithfully as possible to nature." His biographer, Charles Roeder, stated: "his novel method is notable, as the artists have all a conventional and uniform style in regard to the representation of mountains. Those of Mr Green are veritable mountains; he says that he knows their anatomy and he is undoubtedly right."
In 1819, Green completed a major work, The Tourist's New Guide to the Lake District. But he became troubled, haunted, and dissatisfied by working pressures and his legendary socializing with Samuel Coleridge, and by 1820 his constitution was weakened.
His daughter, Elizabeth, married Walter H Mayson, a famous British
British people
The British are citizens of the United Kingdom, of the Isle of Man, any of the Channel Islands, or of any of the British overseas territories, and their descendants...
violin
Violin
The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
maker.
External links
- William Green on the Armitt Website