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Charles Burney

(1726-1814), Musician and historian of music

Mid-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.

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Charles Burney, by Sir Joshua Reynolds - NPG 3884

Charles Burney

by Sir Joshua Reynolds
oil on canvas, 1781
On display in Room 18 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 3884

Charles Burney, by Francesco Bartolozzi, after  Sir Joshua Reynolds - NPG D14662

Charles Burney

by Francesco Bartolozzi, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
crayon, (1781)
NPG D14662

'A Sunday concert', by Charles Loraine Smith (of Enderby), published by  M. Rack - NPG D14563

'A Sunday concert'

by Charles Loraine Smith (of Enderby), published by M. Rack
etching and aquatint, published 4 June 1782
NPG D14563

Charles Burney, by Francesco Bartolozzi, after  Sir Joshua Reynolds - NPG D1149

Charles Burney

by Francesco Bartolozzi, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
stipple engraving, published 1 April 1784 (1781)
NPG D1149

Charles Burney, by Francesco Bartolozzi, after  Sir Joshua Reynolds - NPG D13849

Charles Burney

by Francesco Bartolozzi, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
stipple engraving, published 1 April 1784 (1781)
NPG D13849

Charles Burney, by Unknown artist - NPG D14922

Charles Burney

by Unknown artist
line engraving, published March 1785
NPG D14922

'A literary party at Sir Joshua Reynolds's', by D. George Thompson, published by  Owen Bailey, after  James William Edmund Doyle - NPG D14518

'A literary party at Sir Joshua Reynolds's'

by D. George Thompson, published by Owen Bailey, after James William Edmund Doyle
stipple and line engraving, published 1 October 1851
NPG D14518

Charles Burney, by James Scott, after  Sir Joshua Reynolds - NPG D929

Charles Burney

by James Scott, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, late 19th century
NPG D929

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