The Friendly Mr. John Greenwood

c. 1792

William Pether

Associated Names
William Pether

Artist, British, 1739 - 1821

The image shows an oval portrait of a man from the chest up. He is slightly turned to his right, facing the viewer. The man has a gentle expression with a calm gaze, prominent nose, full cheeks, and a slight double chin. His hair is white or gray and styled away from his face. He is wearing a dark, buttoned coat over a white, high-collared shirt. The clothing suggests a formal style of the late 18th to early 19th century. The portrait is surrounded by a frame resembling a wooden surface. Below the portrait is an artist's palette with the inscription, "The Friendly Mr. Greenwood died 1792," and the painter's signature "M. Wether Es". The background is a solid, neutral tone.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    mezzotint on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Paul Mellon Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet (cut within platemark): 17 x 12.5 cm (6 11/16 x 4 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2001.118.37

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Chaloner Smith 1884, no. 20, State only

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Christopher Lennox-Boyd; (Nicholas Stogdon, Oxford); purchased 2001 by NGA.

Associated Names

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.

Inscriptions

lower center in image: The Friendly / Mr / Jn. GREENWOOD / died 1792 / W. PETHER Fe

Wikidata ID

Q76360007

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