Charles Bridges (painter)

Charles Bridges
Born1672
DiedDecember 1747(1747-12-00) (aged 74–75)
OccupationsPainter, missionary
Notable workPortrait of Alexander Spotswood (1736)
Portrait of James Blair (c. 1735–43)
SpouseAlice Flower (m. 1687)

Charles Bridges (1672 – December 1747) was an English painter and missionary active in the British colony of Virginia from 1735 to 1744. He is the first documented painter known to have worked in Virginia.

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