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death in 1834, when she retired from her profession. She made some excellent studies after Reynolds and Gainsborough ; faith- fully rendering the great qualities of both. A portrait by her of Queen Adelaide is engraved, and also one of Lady Alicia Peel. She died October 2, 1845, and was buried at the Kensal Green Cemetery.

GREEN, Benjamin R., water-colour painter. Son of the above, Mrs. Mary Green, was born in London, and studied at the schools of the Royal Academy. He painted both figure and landscape subjects, and was much engaged in teaching. He was a member of the Institute of Painters in Water-colour, and for many years secre- tary of the * Artists Annuity Fund/ He died in London October 5, 1876, aged 68. engraver. Born at Hales Owen, Salop, 1739. Intended for the law, he was placed under a solicitor at Evesham, but after two years he was led by his taste for drawing to abandon the law, and, unknown to his family, to place himself with an obscure line engraver at Worcester. Making little progress and dissatisfied, he came to London m 1765, and without further help attempted mezzo-tint. He exhibited two mezzo-tint works at Spring Gardens in 1766, and, self- taught, was original in his treatment in that style of engraving, and attained emi- nent success. Hitherto mezzo-tint had chiefly been practised for portraiture, and he was among the first who used it for historical subjects. He gained a great reputation by his plates after Benjamin West's * Return of Regulus to Carthage ' and 'Hannibal swearing Enmity to the Romans ; ' and engraved some good plates after R. Morton Paye— 'The Sulky Boy/ the companion picture, 'The Disaster of the Milk-Pail/ and ' The Child of Sorrow/ 1783.
 * GREEN, Valentine, A.E., mezzo-tint

He was a member of the Incorporated Society of Artists in 1767, and was from 1774 an occasional exhibitor of drawings and engravings at the Royal Academy, and in 1775 was elected an associate engraver, and appointed engraver to George 111. In 1789 ne was granted the exclusive privilege of engraving and publishing from the Dus- seldorf Gallery, and by 1795 he had com- pleted and published 22 plates from that collection ; but the disturbances caused by the Continental war, added to the want of support which the undertaking met with, involved both him and his son, Robert Green,- an engraver, who also painted some miniatures, in serious loss ; they were nearly ruined. Probably this and advancing vears induced him, on the foundation of the British Institution in 1805, to accept the office of keeper, which he held till his death.

His works are very numerous. During

a practice of nearly 40 years he produced about 400 plates, many of them subject pictures. He engraved after West, Rey- nolds, Roraney, Zoffauy, Mortimer, and after Yandvck, Rubens, and the Italian masters. He aied in London, July 6, 1813, in his 74th year. He published, in 1782, a ' Review of the Polite Arts in France, as compared with their present State in Eng- land/ addressed to Sir Joshua Reynolds; a ' History of the City of Worcester/ 1796 ; and some other writings of an antiquarian character.

GREEN, William, engraver and drafts- man. Born at Manchester in 1761, he was in early life engaged to a surveyor prac- tising there, but dissatisfied with his occupy tion, ne came to London, where he studied aqua-tint engraving, and produced some good plates. His health failing, he settled in the North of England, ana made in- numerable drawings from the beautiful lake scenery, which are distinguished by their careful finish and fidelity. For these works, which he exhibited at Keswick and Amble- side, he found a ready sale among the tourists till the peace opened the Continent to them. He published, in 1809, 78 studies from nature in Cumberland, Westmoreland, and Lancashire, drawn and engraved by himself; and m the following year 60 studies of the same localities, etched on soft around ; also, in 1822, * The Tourist's new Guide.' He died at Ambleside, April 28, 1823, aged 62.

GREENBURY,, portrait painter.

He was employed by Charles I. as a copy- ist ; and Walpole mentions two of his copies after Albert Diirer as much admired. He died about 1670. There is at New College, Oxford, a half-length portrait by him of Lake, Bishop of Bath and Wells, dated 1626. Sir Theodore de May erne named him among; the distinguished painters to whom he dedicated his MSS. on painting and other arts, 1620.

GREENE, Edward, die engraver. He held the office of graver to the Mint 5th Charles I., and was a good medallist. He engraved the Irish seals of office for Lord Strafford.

• GREENHILL, John, portrait painter. He was born at Salisbury, of a good family, in 1649, and was a pupil of Sir Peter Lely. whose style he imitated, both in oil and crayons ; but was jealously, it is said, kept from the knowledge of some of his master's methods. He at first followed his art with great devotion, and has left a few portraits, which will maintain his reputation ; but he became of dissolute habits, and returning from a tavern he fell into the kennel, and, carried home, died in his bed the same night. May 19, 1676. Graham says, 'He was the most excellent of the disciples of Lely. He was finely qualified by nature

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