Valentine Green
Valentine Green
Biography
Born in
Career
He became a member of the
From this cause, and through the failure of certain other speculations, he was reduced to poverty; and in consequence he took the post of keeper of the
It is claimed for him that he was one of the first engravers to show how admirably mezzotint could be applied to the translation of pictorial compositions as well as portraits, but at the present time it is to his portraits that most attention is given by collectors. His engravings are distinguished by exceptional richness and subtlety of tone, and by very judicious management of relations of light and shade; and they have, almost without exception, notable freshness and grace of handling.[2]
The Antiquarian
A keen
Legacy
James Walker (c.1748–c.1808) was one of Green's pupils.
References
- ^ National Portrait Gallery, London
- ^ a b c d public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Green, Valentine". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 12 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 536. One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the
- ^ "Valentine Green". Government Art Collection. Department for Digital, Culture Media & Sport. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
- ^ Green, Valentine (1764). A Survey of the City of Worcester: Containing the Ecclesiastical and Civil Government Thereof. J. Butler.
- ^ Green, Valentine (23 April 1796). The History and Antiquities of the City and Suburbs of Worcester. W.Bulmer and Co. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- ^ Green, Valentine. "An Account of the Discovery of the Body of King John in the Cathedral Church of Worcester". Google Books. V. and R. Green.
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External links
- Alfred Whitman. Valentine Green (London, 1902).
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