Charles Grignion

1721-1810 English

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Prolific British historical engraver and illustrator

Charles Grignion the Elder was a British engraver and draughtsman. Grignion was born in London to Huguenot refugees. He was a prolific historical engraver and book illustrator. He studied in London at Hubert-François Gravelot's school in Covent Garden. He also engraved the earliest record of a cricket match, published in the General Advertiser in 1748. In 1754, his nephew Charles Grignion the Younger was born. His nephew, in turn, became a history and portrait painter.

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