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for both the sister arts, painting and poetry, but death, taking advantage of his loose and unguarded manner of living, snatched him away betimes, and only suffered him to leave us enough by his hand to make us wish that he had been more careful of a life likely to do great honour to his country/ He left a young widow, reputed of great beauty, with several young children, who were assisted by an annuity of 401. a year from Lely ; but she died soon after, insane. There is a good portrait of him, painted by himself, at Dulwich, and also by nim a por- trait of Bishop Seth Ward, in the town hall at Salisbury. An etching by him of his brother is known to collectors. • GREENWOOD, John, engraver. He was born in 1729, at Boston, America, and was self-taught in art. He was for some time in Surinam, where he practised paint- ing, and collected some objects pf natural history. He afterwards went to Holland, where for a time he dealt in works of art From thence he came to England and prac- tised as a mezzo-tint engraver and painter. He* was a member of the Incorporated So- ciety of Artists, and exhibited with the Society from his arrival in 1763 to 1773, when he abandoned art and became an auctioneer. He died at Margate, Septem- ber 16, 1792, aged 63. He engraved por- traits after Hone and others, and some subject pictures after Rembrandt, Terriers. Metzu. He engraved * The curious Maid,' from a picture by himself, 1768.

GREENWOOD, Thomas, scene painter. Son of the foregoing. Was a scene painter and artist of much eminence. He was for many years the head scene painter to Drury Lane Theatre. He died October 17, 1797.

GREG AN, John Edgar, architect. Was born at Dumfries, December 18, 1813. He settled at Manchester, and built m that neighbourhood several churches, school- houses, and residences, with some public buildings, including Messrs. Heywood's bank, deemed one of his best works. His designs contributed to the improvement of Manchester. He died there April 29, 1855, and was buried at Dumfries. He was the honorary secretary to the Manchester Royal Institution, and a fellow of the Roylri Institute of British Architects.

GREIG, G. M.. water-colour painter. Practised in Edinburgh. There are some good interiors by him of the old buildings in that city picturesquely treated. He ex- hibited some interiors of Holyrood Palace at the Royal Academy in 1865, and held an acknowledged place among the artists of Scotland. Died at Edinburgh, May 3, 1867.

GRELLIER, William, architect. Was

born at Peckham, May 24, 1807. He was

articled to his profession and studied in the

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an Academy silver medal, and in 1829 the gold medal for his design for a 'British Senate House.' He was awarded the first premium for his design for the new Royal Exchange, London, 1839, but was not em- ployed. In 1846-48 he built the Royal Exchange Insurance Offices in Liverpool — his most important work. He died Janu- ary 7, 1852. and was buried in the cemetery at Norwood.

GRENVILLE, Jones, engraver. Born in Dublin 1723. He engraved landscapes after several masters. Two by him, after Poussin, were published in London.

GRESSE, John Alexander, water- colourpamter. Born in London 1741. Son of a Genevese. He commenced drawing under Gerard Scotin, engraver, and in 1755 received a Society of Arts' premium for% drawing in chalk. He was afterwards under Major, and then for several years worked for Cipriani, during which time he received some instruction from Zuccarelli. He also studied in the Duke of Richmond's Gallery and the St. Martin's Lane Aca- demy, and in both these schools he gained premiums. But with all this, and with ood ability, he wanted perseverance to succeed in the higher branches of art. He was a member of the Incorporated Society of Artists in 1776, and in tnat and several following years exhibited some miniatures and drawings. He became a teacher and the most fashionable drawing-master of the day. In 1777 he was appointed to teach the princesses, and George III. often found some amusement in his gossip. He was corpulent, and his companions called him 'Jack Grease/ He executed several draw- ings for Boydell, and etched the figures for Kennedy's account of Wilton and four other plates. He was a collector as well as an artist, and his effects were sold by auction, occupying six consecutive days, in 1794. His father, after whom Gresse Street, Rathbone Place, is named, left him a com- fortable property. He died February 19, 1794, in nis 53rd year, and was buried at St. Anne's, Soho.

GREVILLE, Lady Louisa Augusta, amateur. She was sister to the ninth Baron and second Earl of Warwick, and made some good etchings after Salvator Rosa, Annibale Caracci, and others. She wasawarded three goldmedals by theSociety of Arts in 1758 and 1759 for a landscape drawing, and in 1760 for a coloured figure subject after Guercino.

GRIBELIN, Simon, engraver. Born at Blois 1661. He came to England 1680, but was for nearly 20 years with little employment. He attracted notice bv his engraving of * The Tent of Darius,' published in 1707, and then executed with great success the first set published of engravings after Raphael's cartoons. He afterwards