Charles Churchill
(1731-1764), SatiristEarly Georgian Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter in 8 portraits
Satirist; author of The Rosciad, 1761, a satire on contemporary actors (only David Garrick escaped his vitriol). Churchill's other targets included the Prime Minister, Lord Bute, the author, Tobias Smollett and the artist, William Hogarth. He died young on his way to visit his friend, John Wilkes, who was then living in exile in Paris.
by John Stone Clifford Schaack (Shaak)
oil on canvas, feigned oval, circa 1763-1764
NPG 162
by William Hogarth
etching and engraving, published 1762
NPG D21366
Charles Churchill ('The Bruiser')
by and published by William Hogarth
line engraving, published 1 August 1763
NPG D47438
by May Morris, after John Stone Clifford Schaack (Shaak)
etching, (circa 1763-1764)
NPG D13927
'The Bruiser' (Charles Churchill)
by and published by William Hogarth
etching, published 1 August 1763
NPG D15099
by Thomas Burford, after John Stone Clifford Schaack (Shaak)
mezzotint, published 1 January 1765
NPG D33251
by Thomas Burford, after John Stone Clifford Schaack (Shaak)
mezzotint, published 28 February 1765
NPG D1446
by and published by Thomas Burford, after John Stone Clifford Schaack (Shaak)
mezzotint, published 28 February 1765 (circa 1763-1764)
NPG D19018
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