Core Record |
| Title |
George Frederick Handel |
| Collection |
Salford Museum and Art Gallery |
| Artist |
Attributed to German School |
| Date Earliest |
about 1700 |
| Date Latest |
about 1750 |
| Description |
This is a three-quarter length portrait of the German-born composer who transformed English music during the early eighteenth century. Handel is depicted wearing a powdered wig a brocade jacket and waistcoat over a high collared white shirt. The sitter is turned slightly to the right, but his gaze meets the viewer's. The copper pipes of a pipe organ are visible to the left. |
| Current Accession Number |
1853-2 |
| Subject |
portrait (Handel, George Frederick) |
| Measurements |
122.0 x 101.5 cm cm (estimate) |
| Material |
oil on canvas |
| Acquisition Details |
Given by J. Garnett 1853. |
| Rights Owner |
Salford Museum and Art Gallery |
| Author |
Lisa Howard |
