Charles Burney (1726-1814), Musician and historian of music
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.
by Sir Joshua Reynolds
oil on canvas, 1781
On display in Room 12 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 3884
by Francesco Bartolozzi, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
crayon, (1781)
NPG D14662
by Charles Loraine Smith (of Enderby), published by M. Rack
etching and aquatint, published 4 June 1782
NPG D14563
by Francesco Bartolozzi, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
stipple engraving, published 1 April 1784 (1781)
NPG D1149
by James Barry
etching, published 1792 (1 May 1791)
NPG D14598
'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
by James Scott, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, late 19th century
NPG D929
by Francesco Bartolozzi, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
stipple engraving, published 1 April 1784 (1781)
NPG D13849
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