'Mrs Green and Child' (Rupert Green; Mary Green)
© National Portrait Gallery, London
'Mrs Green and Child' (Rupert Green; Mary Green)
by Valentine Green, published by Robert Sayer, after Pierre-Étienne Falconet
mezzotint, published 16 October 1770
15 3/4 in. x 10 7/8 in. (400 mm x 277 mm) plate size; 17 7/8 in. x 13 1/8 in. (453 mm x 332 mm) paper size
Acquired, 1952
Reference Collection
NPG D34905
Sittersback to top
- Mary Green (died 1789), First wife of Valentine Green. Sitter in 4 portraits.
- Rupert Green (1767 or 1768-1804), Publisher; son of Valentine and Mary Green. Sitter in 4 portraits, Artist or producer associated with 5 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- Pierre-Étienne Falconet (1741-1791), Portrait painter. Artist or producer associated with 34 portraits.
- Valentine Green (1739-1813), Mezzotint engraver. Artist or producer associated with 150 portraits, Sitter in 3 portraits.
- Robert Sayer (1724 or 1725-1794), Printseller and publisher. Artist or producer associated with 198 portraits.
Related worksback to top
- NPG D2486: 'Mrs Green and Child' (Mary Green; Rupert Green) (based on same portrait)
Events of 1770back to top
Current affairs
Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton resigns as Prime Minister and is succeeded by Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford.Art and science
Oliver Goldsmith publishes his poem The Deserted Village.Philosopher and politician Edmund Burke publishes Thoughts on the Cause of the Present Discontents discussing the limits of the King's authority.
17-year-old Thomas Chatterton, later hailed as a significant poet, commits suicide in a London garret.
Thomas Gainsborough paints his portrait of Jonathan Buttall, which later becomes known as The Blue Boy.
International
'Townshend duties' on imports into the colonies are repealed, except for the duty on tea. However, this concession is soon followed by the Boston Massacre, in which British troops fire into an unruly crowd in Boston, killing five.Captain Cook reaches the eastern coast of Australia, at a place which he names Botany Bay. He discovers the Great Barrier Reef when HMS Endeavour runs onto it. Cook claims New South Wales for the British.
Comments back to top
We are currently unable to accept new comments, but any past comments are available to read below.
If you need information from us, please use our Archive enquiry service . Please note that we cannot provide valuations. You can buy a print or greeting card of most illustrated portraits. Select the portrait of interest to you, then look out for a Buy a Print button. Prices start at around £6 for unframed prints, £16 for framed prints. If you wish to license an image, select the portrait of interest to you, then look out for a Use this image button, or contact our Rights and Images service. We digitise over 8,000 portraits a year and we cannot guarantee being able to digitise images that are not already scheduled.