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The Manor of Lackham Vol 3 : The Montagu family was a member of Lely's studio until 1665. Posture and draperies echo his masters work though he lacks Lely's quality in handling paint 499 . an His work is not always highly thought of - he has been described as English portrait painter of moderate ability and little originality who became a pupil of Lely and evolved a simplified version of Lely's style 500 However more reviews are favourable than not - one art historian felt that he was an interesting figure as one of the few British born painters of this age who showed real promise 501 and the DNB article states that Greenhill's portraits are of great merit, often approaching those of Lely in excellence 502 Another commentator felt that he was one of the ablest scholars of Sir Peter Lely, and, had he lived, would have reached an eminent rank in the art 503 499 Waterhouse JW? (no title given) quote in Salisbury & South Wiltshire Museum file on Sreenhill 500 Murray, L A Murray, L (1996) Penguin Dictionary of Art and Artists 7 th ed. p227 501 unattributed quote in Salisbury & South Wiltshire Museum file on Greenhill 502 DNB vol VIII p523 503 Bryan, M (1918) Bryan 's Dictionary of Painters and Engravers 128
The Manor of Lackham Vol 3 : The Montagu family while Jeffree maintains that he was considered one of the leading painters in London at the time of his death 504 . Greenhill fell into bad company and, as Walpole tells us, one night being intoxicated he tumbled into the kennel 505 in Long Acre, and being carried to Parrey Walton's the painters in Lincolns Inn Fields where he lodged, he died in his bed that night (May 29th 1676) in the flower of his age 506 Greenhill left a wife and family, and Lely gave her an annuity of €40 per annum. 507 The dating, and even the subject, of the painting are problematical; an unattributed handwritten document is Salisbury & South Wiltshire Museum's file suggests that the date of the painting is in the early 1670's on stylistic grounds, but this is inconsistent with the dates for Lackham Montagus of this period. 504 Jeffree, R (1985) Introduction to the 1985 Greenhill exhibition curated by Selby Whittingham and Richard Jeffree. I am indebted to Jane Standen at Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum for kindly bringing the last two quotes to my attention. 505 Shorter Oxford English Dictionary (1967) p1080 " kennel: the surf ace drain of a street, a gutter (later Canal) 1582" 506 Walpole, H (1758) Anecdotes of Pain ting in England 507 Miles, Rev T (1870) History of the Parish of Stockton WAM XII pl!8 129
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