Francis Charles Portzline (1771 - 1857) was an American fraktur artist of German birth.
A native of Solingen,[1] Portzline migrated to the United States in 1777,[2] and settled in Franklin Township, York County, Pennsylvania, around 1800.
He married Sabina Heiges, a member of a local family, and is believed to have been a schoolteacher at the Franklin Church.
[1] His property was located along the Susquehanna River, in Perry Township,[3] at the time part of Union County.
[3] As an artist Portzline is remembered today for a handful of baptismal records for children in the neighborhood, distinguished by their border designs of brightly colored animals.