Charles Grignion
Incisore storico britannico prolifico
Charles Grignion il Vecchio era un incisore e disegnatore britannico. Grignion nacque a Londra da rifugiati ugonotti. Fu un incisore storico prolifico e illustratore di libri. Studiò a Londra alla scuola di Hubert-François Gravelot a Covent Garden. Incise anche il primo resoconto di una partita di cricket, pubblicato sul General Advertiser nel 1748. Nel 1754 nacque suo nipote Charles Grignion il Giovane. Suo nipote, a sua volta, divenne pittore di storia e ritratti.
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Artworks by this artist
- P39 - Habit of a lady of Indostan. Femme des Indes Orientales 2 1757-1772
- P82 - Common habit of a young lady in Moscow in 1768. Fille Moscovitte dans son habit simple. 1757-1772
- P113 - Habit of a Polish Jew in 1768. Juif Polanais. 1757-1772
- P232 - Habit of Selim in the Tragedy of Barbarossa. Selim dans la Tragédie de Barberousse. 1757-1772
- P17 - Habit of the aga of the Janesaries in 1749. L’aga des Janissaires. 1757-1772
- P120 - Habit of the infanta of Spain in 1568. L’Infante d’Espagne en 1598. 1757-1772
- P100 - An ancient habit of a married woman of Friesland. Parûre ancienne d’une mariée de Frise. 1757-1772
- P129 - Habit of a French gentleman in 1581. Gentilhomme Françoise. 1757-1772
- P146 - Habit of a young gentleman of Brabant in 1588. Jeune gentilhomme Brabançon. 1757-1772
- P170 - Habit of an Italian lady in 1626. 1757-1772
- P144 - Habit of a physician in Holland in 1640. Médecin Hollandois. 1757-1772
- P131 - Habit of the Dutchess of Orleans in 1700. La Dutchesse d’Orleans. 1757-1772
- P217 - Habit of a nobleman of England in 1640. Noble Anglois. 1757-1772
- P176 - Habit of a lady of the Lower Palatinat in 1643. Dame du Bas-Palatinat. 1757-1772
- P191 - Habit of a gentleman in the highlands of Scotland in 1745. Gentilhomme des montagnes d’Ecosse. 1757-1772
- P79 - Habit of a Russian midwife in 1764. Sage femme Russe. 1757-1772
- P195 - Habit of King Henry VIII in 1520. Le Roi Henry VII. 1757-1772
- P57 - Habit of a Moor of Morocco in winter in 1695. Habit d’hiver d’un Maure de Moroc 1757-1772
- P163 - Bridal habit of a lady of Cologne in 1577. Habit de noce d’une dame de Cologne. 1757-1772
- P21 - Habit of a Tartar in Kasan subject to Russia in 1768. Tartare de Kasan. 1757-1772