Charles Burney
(1726-1814), Musician and historian of musicMid-Georgian Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter in 10 portraits
An organist and musicologist, Charles Burney was the author of the monumental A General History of Music, (1776-89), and the father of Fanny Burney, the novelist and diarist.
Related People
- Charles Burney (son)
- Charles Rousseau Burney (nephew)
- Edward Francisco Burney (nephew)
- Frances 'Fanny' Burney (later Madame d'Arblay) (daughter)
- Susanna Phillips (née Burney) (daughter)
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