Valentine Green
(1739-1813), Mezzotint engraverSitter in 3 portraits
Artist associated with 150 portraits
Green trained under Robert Hancock, a Worcester engraver, after which he moved to London and began working as a mezzotint engraver. He began to exhibit with the Incorporated Society of Artists from 1766, became a fellow a year later and a director in 1771. He was appointed mezzotint engraver to the king in 1773, and the following year was elected an associate engraver with the Royal Academy. Throughout the 1770s and 1780s, Green's engraving practice flourished. In the 1790s, however, several of his international speculations failed and in 1798 he was declared bankrupt. In 1805 he accepted the role of keeper of the British Institution, a post he held until his death.
by Valentine Green, after Thomas Beach
mezzotint, 1760s or 1770s
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by Valentine Green, sold by Ryland and Bryer, after Tilly Kettle
mezzotint, circa 1765-1780
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by Valentine Green, sold by Ryland and Bryer, after Pierre-Étienne Falconet
mezzotint, circa 1765-1780
NPG D6949
by Valentine Green, after Pierre-Étienne Falconet
mezzotint, (1767)
NPG D10599
by Valentine Green, after Nathan Drake
mezzotint, published 1767
NPG D37648
by Valentine Green, published by John Boydell, after Francis Cotes
mezzotint, published 1768
NPG D36258
by Valentine Green, published by John Boydell, after Francis Cotes
mezzotint, published 1 July 1768
NPG D36259
Thomas Coke, Earl of Leicester
by Valentine Green, published by John Wesson, after William Lawranson, after Christian Friedrich Zincke
mezzotint, published 1768-1771
NPG D37271
William Kerr, 6th Marquess of Lothian when Lord Newbattle; Lady Elizabeth Dormer (née Kerr)
by Valentine Green, published by Ryland and Bryer, after Katharine Read
mezzotint, published 1768
NPG D37444
by Valentine Green, published by John Boydell, after Thomas Gainsborough
mezzotint, published 2 April 1769 (1766-1769)
NPG D34384
by Valentine Green, published by John Boydell, after Thomas Gainsborough
mezzotint, published 2 April 1769 (1766-1769)
NPG D34385
by Valentine Green, after Francis Cotes
mezzotint, published 1769
NPG D4961
by Valentine Green, after Francis Cotes
mezzotint, published 1769
NPG D4962
by Valentine Green
mezzotint, 1770-1813
NPG D34806
'Mrs Green and Child' (Rupert Green; Mary Green)
by Valentine Green, published by Robert Sayer, after Pierre-Étienne Falconet
mezzotint, published 16 October 1770
NPG D34903
'Mrs Green and Child' (Rupert Green; Mary Green)
by Valentine Green, after Pierre-Étienne Falconet
mezzotint, published 16 October 1770
NPG D34904
'Mrs Green and Child' (Rupert Green; Mary Green)
by Valentine Green, published by Robert Sayer, after Pierre-Étienne Falconet
mezzotint, published 16 October 1770
NPG D34905
by Valentine Green, after Lemuel Francis Abbott
mezzotint, late 18th century
NPG D35744
Elizabeth West (née Shewell); Raphael West
by Valentine Green, published by Robert Sayer, after Benjamin West
mezzotint, published 1770
NPG D37820
Charles Douglas, 3rd Duke of Queensberry and 2nd Duke of Dover
by Valentine Green, published by and after George Willison
mezzotint, published 22 October 1770
NPG D39150
William Henry Nassau de Zuylestein, 4th Earl of Rochford
by Valentine Green, printed for Robert Sayer, after Jean Baptiste Perronneau
mezzotint, published 1 August 1770
NPG D39824
Isabella Molyneux (née Stanhope), Countess of Sefton
by Valentine Green, after Edward Francis Cunningham (Calze)
mezzotint, published 27 December 1770
NPG D40636
by Valentine Green, after George Willison
mezzotint, 1770
NPG D42107
by Valentine Green, printed for and published by Robert Sayer, after George Willison
mezzotint, published 9 July 1770
NPG D42149
by Valentine Green
mezzotint, 1770-1813
NPG D2488
by Valentine Green
mezzotint, published 1770
NPG D3894
by Valentine Green, after Richard Crosse
mezzotint, published 1770
NPG D4191
by Valentine Green, after Richard Crosse
mezzotint, published 1770
NPG D4193
William Henry Nassau de Zuylestein, 4th Earl of Rochford
by Valentine Green, after Jean Baptiste Perronneau
mezzotint, published 1770
NPG D5829
by Valentine Green, after Pierre-Étienne Falconet
mezzotint, late 18th century
NPG D875
by Valentine Green, after Pierre-Étienne Falconet
mezzotint, late 18th century
NPG D876
Elizabeth West (née Shewell); Raphael West
by Valentine Green, published by Robert Sayer, after Benjamin West
mezzotint, published 1770
NPG D14480
Elizabeth Catherine ('Kitty') Clarke (née Hunter)
by Valentine Green, published by John Boydell, after Edward Francis Cunningham (Calze)
mezzotint, published 1771
NPG D33310
by Valentine Green, published by John Boydell, after George Romney
mezzotint, published 1771
NPG D34422
by Valentine Green, published by John Boydell, after George Romney
mezzotint, published 1771
NPG D34423
by and published by Valentine Green, after Nathan Drake
mezzotint, published 21 July 1771
NPG D34442
by Valentine Green, after and published by Nathan Drake
mezzotint, published 1 June 1771
NPG D35388
Charlotte Holden (née Spencer)
by Valentine Green, published by Robert Sayer, after Hugh Douglas Hamilton
mezzotint, published 1 August 1771
NPG D35906
Elizabeth Kerr (née Fortescue), Marchioness of Lothian when Countess of Ancram
by Valentine Green, after Pierre-Étienne Falconet
mezzotint, published 1 May 1771
NPG D37448
Mary (née Roche), Baroness Nolcken when Mrs Le Maistre
by Valentine Green, published by Josiah Boydell, after Edward Francis Cunningham (Calze)
mezzotint, published 21 January 1771
NPG D38980
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