Charles Grignion the Elder

Engraving of Clara and a human skeleton for Tabulae sceleti et musculorum corporis humani, drawn by Jan Wandelaar, engraved by Charles Grignion the Elder, 1749.

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.^[1] In 1754, his son Charles Grignion the Younger was born. His son, in turn, became a history and portrait painter.

References

↑ "Notes on Charles Grignion I". Retrieved 2012-07-18.

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