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John Greenhill

(1644?-1676), Artist

Artist associated with 30 portraits
John Greenhill was a portrait painter and draughtsman. His artistic training is unknown, but his first work is thought to be a portrait of his uncle, James Abbot of Salisbury. Born in Somerset, by 1662 he had moved to London. He joined the studio of Peter Lely, but soon established his own studio. Greenhill painted a wide variety of people, many of them actors and playwrights. His early works consisted chiefly of theatrical drawings of actors as characters, executed in crayons and pastel. Greenhill's short career was brought to an abrupt end when he tragically drowned in a gutter after a drinking spree.

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Sir William Davenant, after John Greenhill - NPG D30152

Sir William Davenant

after John Greenhill
line engraving, late 18th to early 19th century
NPG D30152

Sir William Davenant, after John Greenhill - NPG D30155

Sir William Davenant

after John Greenhill
line engraving, late 18th to early 19th century
NPG D30155

William Cartwright, by R. Clamp, published by  E. & S. Harding, after  Silvester (Sylvester) Harding, possibly after  John Greenhill - NPG D2022

William Cartwright

by R. Clamp, published by E. & S. Harding, after Silvester (Sylvester) Harding, possibly after John Greenhill
stipple engraving, published 1 May 1794
NPG D2022

William Cartwright, by R. Clamp, published by  E. & S. Harding, after  Silvester (Sylvester) Harding, possibly after  John Greenhill - NPG D21050

William Cartwright

by R. Clamp, published by E. & S. Harding, after Silvester (Sylvester) Harding, possibly after John Greenhill
stipple engraving, published 1794
NPG D21050

Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury, by Robert Dunkarton, after  John Greenhill - NPG D29853

Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury

by Robert Dunkarton, after John Greenhill
mezzotint, early 19th century (circa 1672-1673)
NPG D29853

William Cartwright, by R. Clamp, after  Silvester (Sylvester) Harding, possibly after  John Greenhill - NPG D21051

William Cartwright

by R. Clamp, after Silvester (Sylvester) Harding, possibly after John Greenhill
stipple engraving, published 1802
NPG D21051

Henry Greenhill, by W. Waite, after  John Greenhill - NPG D30342

Henry Greenhill

by W. Waite, after John Greenhill
ink and wash, 1830
NPG D30342

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Sir William Davenant

after John Greenhill
line engraving, late 17th century
NPG D16932

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Sir William Davenant

after John Greenhill
line engraving, (1673)
NPG D19652

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Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury

by Robert White, after John Greenhill
line engraving, published 1679 (circa 1672-1673)
NPG D19793

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