Portrait of George Frideric Handel

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“Portrait after Hogarth; three-quarters length standing directed to left, looking towards the viewer, right arm resting on a ledge, holding a sheet of music, his left hand at his breast, wearing a frock coat and soft, fringed cap, drawn down over his right temple, with a cloak hung over his right shoulder.”–British Museum online catalogue.

  • PrintmakerTurner, Charles, 1774-1857, printmaker.
  • Title: [Portrait of George Frideric Handel] [graphic] / from an original painting by Hogarth ; engraved by C. Turner.
  • PublicationLondon : Published April 4th, 1821, by for [sic] the proprietor by C. Turner, 50 Warren Strt., Fitzroy Square, [4 April 1821]

Catalog Record & Digital Collection

Portraits H235 no. 1++

Acquired July 2016

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