Diana Crosbie (née Sackville), Viscountess Crosbie and Countess of Glandore (1756-1814)

Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723 - 1792)
Valentine Green (1739 - 1813)

Mezzotint

published 1 May 1782

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Image of Diana Crosbie (née Sackville), Viscountess Crosbie and Countess of Glandore (1756-1814)
  • About the work
    Location
    Country: UK
    City: London
    Place: Government Art Collection
  • About the artist
    Joshua Reynolds was the dominant artistic personality during the age of George III. He was born in Plympton, Devon. From 1750 to 1752 he studied the work of the Old Masters in Rome. Reynolds returned via Florence and Paris, and settled in London in 1753. In 1759 he painted a portrait of the future king, George, Prince of Wales (Royal Collection). After George’s accession the following year, Reynolds was dismayed to learn that Allan Ramsay had been made Principal Painter to the King. This marked the beginning of increasing hostility between Reynolds and the King. Nonetheless, by 1760 Reynolds had established himself as the leading portraitist. He became President of the Royal Academy in 1768 and was knighted the following year.
    Valentine Green, engraver of portraits and historical subjects after works by his contemporaries, was born at Salford, Worcestershire. He was intended for a career at the Bar, but without his father’s consent, became apprenticed to an obscure line engraver in Worcester. When he came to London in 1765 he began working in mezzotint and engraved nearly 400 plates over the next 40 years. In 1775 he was elected an Associate of the Royal Academy and was appointed Mezzotint Engraver to George III. In 1789 he obtained the exclusive privilege of engraving the pictures of the Dusseldorf, but was ruined when the city was besieged in 1798. In 1805 he was made Keeper of the newly founded British Institution, a post he retained until his death.
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    People
    Diana (née Sackville), Viscountess Crosbie and Countess of Glandore Crosbie (1756 - 1814)
    Places
    Subjects
    female portrait, landscape C18th, tree, 18th century costume, dress, Countess, Viscountess
    Materials & Techniques
    mezzotint
  • Details
    Artist
    Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723 - 1792)
    Valentine Green (1739 - 1813)
    Title
    Diana Crosbie (née Sackville), Viscountess Crosbie and Countess of Glandore (1756-1814)
    Date
    published 1 May 1782
    Medium
    Mezzotint
    Acquisition
    Purchased from Agnew's, August 1964
    GAC number
    6655