Charles Grignion the Younger (1754–1804) was a British history and portrait painter and engraver.

Biography

Grignion was born in

London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...

. His uncle was the prolific engraver

Charles Grignion the Elder Charles Grignion the Elder (1721–1810) was a British engraver and draughtsman. Grignion was born in London to Huguenot refugees. He was a prolific historical engraver and book illustrator. He studied in London at Hubert-François Gravelot's sc ...

. He died in

Livorno Livorno () is a port city on the Ligurian Sea on the western coast of Tuscany, Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Livorno, having a population of 158,493 residents in December 2017. It is traditionally known in English as Leghorn (pronou ...

after a short illness and was buried there in the Old English Cemetery

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* 18th-century British painters British male painters 1754 births 1804 deaths Painters from London 18th-century English people 18th-century engravers {{UK-painter-18thC-stub