George Frideric Handel
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759), Composer.
This picture was probably painted for Handel by Balthasar Denner, a fellow German. It is thought to be the earliest portrait of the composer. More detailed information on this portrait is available in a National Portrait Gallery collection catalogue, John Kerslake's Early Georgian Portraits (1977, out of print).
1726-1728
Oil on canvas
749.0 x 626.0mm
NPG 1976
Image and text © National Portrait Gallery, 2022
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Permanent collection