John Green b. c.1811

  • Artist ,
  • Artist (Printmaker)
Trade engraver and printer, originally from Cork, Ireland, then a resident of Melbourne. Green printed some of the earliest views of Melbourne from lithographs by G.A. Gilbert and Josephy Pittman in 1846. As a professional printer and engraver he advertised in 1840 that he could engraved plates for coffins and dog-collars in two hours.
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Name
John Green
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist
  • Artist (Printmaker)
Other Occupation
  • Trade engraver (ANZSIC code: 6924)
  • Printer (ANZSIC code: 1611)
Birth date
c.1811
Active Period
  • c.1843 - c.1846
Arrival
  • 13 December 1839 (Melbourne, Vic. on board the Westminster)
Residence
  • c.1839 - c.1846 Melbourne, Vic.
  • c.1811 - c.1839 Cork, Ireland
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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References [<ExternalResource: Darragh, T.A. (1990), 'The Establishment and Development of Engraving and Lithography in Melbourne to the Time of the Gold Rush', Willow Bend, NSW.>]