Theophilus Lindsey Aspland 1807-1890
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T L Aspland was a landscape painter in watercolour. He was born in London and became a pupil of George Cooke the engraver and acquatinter. He worked in Manchester and Liverpool until 1848, when he retired to a house on Esthwaite Water to concentrate on painting Lake District Views.
Aspland’s drawings were used in Harriet Martineau’s , ‘A Complete Guide to the English Lakes,’ 1855 and were much admired by the author. In her preface to the first edition she wrote, ‘When I look at Mr. Ruthven’s valuable geological Map, Mr. Aspland’s illustrative Views, so finely engraved by Mr. Banks; and again, the Botanical contributions so essential to the perfect understanding of the Lake District, it seems to me that the book has become, by all this aid, one which may not only be in every tourist’s hands, but find a place on the library shelves of those who have never visited.’
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