Nathaniel Everett Green

Nathaniel Everett Green FRAS[1] (21 August 1823 – 10 November 1899) was an English painter, art teacher and astronomer.

He professionally painted landscapes and portraits, and also gained fame with his drawings of planets.

[2] Born in Bristol, the son of Benjamin Holder Green (1793–1865), then a haberdasher, and Elizabeth ‘Betsey’ née Everett (1795–1837); his interest in astronomy dated from 1859 when he built a telescope for himself.

In 1880 he was called to Balmoral and taught art to some members of the royal family, including Queen Victoria.

Their daughter, Anne Goold Green, married English landscape painter Laurence George Bomford.