Charles Fairfield

Charles Fairfield (1761? – 1804) was an English painter, known for his copies. He died in Brompton in 1804 aged 43.

Works

He is best known as a copyist of the works of the Dutch and Flemish masters of the seventeenth century. Dealers disposed of them as originals. A copy by him of Teniers's Le Bonnet Rouge was "of the most striking perfection of finish and tone, capable of deceiving any one could it have but age" (manuscript notes in Anderdon, Collectanea Biographica, print room, British Museum). Besides paintings of his own, he etched a few plates, including one of a Cavalier at the Door of an Inn, after Gabriël Metsu.

References

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: "Fairfield, Charles". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900. 

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Name	Fairfield, Charles
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Date of birth	1761
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Date of death	1804
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