James Green

Biography:

James Green (1771–1834) was an English artist, known as a portrait-painter. Born at Leytonstone in Essex, 13 March 1771, he was son of a builder. He was apprenticed to Thomas Martyn, who taught natural history painting, at 10 Great Marlborough Street. At the end of his apprenticeship, Green entered the schools of the Royal Academy. He attracted the...