Charles Burney

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Charles Burney: Media

British musician and historian

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portrait of Charles Burney

portrait of Charles Burney

Charles Burney, portrait by Sir Joshua Reynolds, 1781; in the National Portrait Gallery,...

Courtesy of the National Portrait Gallery, London

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