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Charles Grignion

(1753-1804), History and portrait painter

Artist associated with 10 portraits

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Joseph Wilton, attributed to Charles Grignion - NPG 4314

Joseph Wilton

attributed to Charles Grignion
chalk, circa 1771
NPG 4314

George Farmer, by Charles Grignion - NPG 2149

George Farmer

by Charles Grignion
oil on canvas, 1778
NPG 2149

Emma Hamilton, by Vincenzo Aloja, after Charles Grignion - NPG D3203

Emma Hamilton

by Vincenzo Aloja, after Charles Grignion
etching, late 18th century
NPG D3203

George Farmer, by John Murphy, published by John Boydell, after Charles Grignion - NPG D36652

George Farmer

by John Murphy, published by John Boydell, after Charles Grignion
mezzotint, published 1780 (1778)
NPG D36652

Sir Richard Pearson, by James Watson, published by John Boydell, after Charles Grignion - NPG D39581

Sir Richard Pearson

by James Watson, published by John Boydell, after Charles Grignion
mezzotint, published 1 November 1780
NPG D39581

William Coxe, by William Pether, after Charles Grignion - NPG D1566

William Coxe

by William Pether, after Charles Grignion
mezzotint, (1784-1786)
NPG D1566

William Coxe, by John Young, after Charles Grignion - NPG D1567

William Coxe

by John Young, after Charles Grignion
mezzotint, (1784-1786)
NPG D1567

Sir William Hamilton, by William Thomas Fry, published by T. Cadell & W. Davies, after Charles Grignion, after Hugh Douglas Hamilton - NPG D35271

Sir William Hamilton

by William Thomas Fry, published by T. Cadell & W. Davies, after Charles Grignion, after Hugh Douglas Hamilton
stipple engraving, published 27 March 1817
NPG D35271

Sir William Hamilton, by William Thomas Fry, published by T. Cadell & W. Davies, after Charles Grignion, after Hugh Douglas Hamilton - NPG D14099

Sir William Hamilton

by William Thomas Fry, published by T. Cadell & W. Davies, after Charles Grignion, after Hugh Douglas Hamilton
stipple engraving, published 27 March 1817
NPG D14099

Horatio Nelson, by Hannah Sarah Brightwen (née Turner), after Charles Grignion - NPG D49395

Horatio Nelson

by Hannah Sarah Brightwen (née Turner), after Charles Grignion
lithograph, 1830s, after a work of 1797
NPG D49395

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