William Innes

1790

Valentine Green after Lemuel Francis Abbott

Associated Names
Valentine Green

Artist, British, 1739 - 1813

Lemuel Francis Abbott

Artist After, British, c. 1755/1761 - 1802

The image shows two men in full-length view standing in an outdoor setting. The man in the foreground stands facing slightly to the side and holds a golf club over his shoulder. He has a smooth face and is wearing a large-brimmed hat, with light curly hair visible underneath. He is dressed in a 18th-century-style outfit: a buttoned jacket with ornate shoulder decorations, knee-length breeches, and tall socks tucked into buckle shoes. The man in the background stands behind him with a more relaxed posture. He has longer hair under a tricorn hat and wears a long coat while holding multiple golf clubs. The background features an expansive landscape with a large house, fields, and a windmill, bordered by a wooden fence. The sky appears cloudy, providing a classic, serene backdrop to the scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    mezzotint

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.4671

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Whitman 1902, no. 133, State only


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1884

  • Smith, John Chaloner. British mezzotinto portraits, being a descriptive catalogue of these engravings from the introduction of the art to the early part of the present century. 4 vols. London: Henry Sotheran and Co., 1884.

1902

  • Whitman, Alfred. British Mezzotinters: Valentine Green. London: A.H. Bullen, 1902.

Wikidata ID

Q64962346

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