Amos Green
(1735-1807), Flower, fruit and landscape painterSitter in 1 portrait
by William Thomas Fry, probably after Robert Hancock
stipple engraving, circa 1800-1825
NPG D14176
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Pam Gould
25 April 2021, 14:48
Best known as a landscape painter. Married fellow landscape painter, Harriet Green nee Lister in later life. They eventually bought a cottage in their beloved Lake District only for Amos to die the following year. See 'Wordsworth Grasmere' website for bibliography and examples of his work : http://collections.wordsworth.org.uk/wtweb/home.asp?page=People&personname=Green,%20Amos%20(1735-1807) The V&A have one of his sketchbooks: http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O126722/sketchbook-green-amos/ The British Museum have a drawing and interesting Curator's Comment: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1871-1209-6277