Georg Friedrich Handel Collection

A Rakes Progress - 2: The Levee, 1733. Artist: William Hogarth
A Rakes Progress - 2: The Levee, 1733. Tom holds a morning reception at his new palatial town lodgings. Vistors offer their services: a jockey, a dancing-master (with violin)

Did not you say could sing at sight? - Yes, sir, but not at FIRST sight
" Did not you say could sing at sight?" - " Yes, sir, but not at FIRST sight!", (1907). The German composer Handel works on his " Messiah" in 1741

George Frideric Handel or Georg Friedrich Handel, 1685 - 1759
3062204 George Frideric Handel or Georg Friedrich Handel, 1685 - 1759.; Private Collection; (add.info.: German-British Baroque composer. Hand writing sample.).

Portrait of Georg Friedrich Handel (engraving)
6365948 Portrait of Georg Friedrich Handel (engraving); Museo Civico Bibliografico Musicale, Bologna, Italy; Ghigo Roli.

Portrait of Georg Friedrich Handel (litho)
6365941 Portrait of Georg Friedrich Handel (litho); Museo Civico Bibliografico Musicale, Bologna, Italy; Ghigo Roli.

Silver inkstand recently presented to Mr. Costa, 1860. Creator: Unknown
Silver inkstand recently presented to Mr. Costa, 1860. An elegant silver inkstand, designed and manufactured by Elkington and Co. has recently been presented to Mr. Costa

AI IMAGE - Portrait of Handel, 18th century, (2023). Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - Portrait of Handel, 18th century, (2023). German Baroque composer George Frideric Handel (1685-1759), lived much of his life in England, where he composed his masterpiece

AI IMAGE - Portrait of Handel, 18th century, (2023). Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - Portrait of Handel, 18th century, (2023). German Baroque composer George Frideric Handel (1685-1759), lived much of his life in England, where he composed his masterpiece

Interior of St. George's Hall, Liverpool, from the South - Performance of the First Oratorio, 1854. Inauguration of building designed by Harvey Lonsdale Elmes

Monument to Handel, n.d. Creator: Unknown
Monument to Handel, n.d

Caricature of George Frideric Handel (1685-1759), 1754. German Baroque composer Handel portrayed as a pig, a Charming Brute

George Frideric or Frederick Hande, from Living Biographies of Great Composers
3961010 George Frideric or Frederick Hande, from Living Biographies of Great Composers. by Ross, Gordon (1872-1946); (add.info.: George Frideric or Frederick Handel, 1685-1759)

Apotheosis of Georg Friedrich Handel (engraving)
6365963 Apotheosis of Georg Friedrich Handel (engraving) by Hudson, Thomas (1701-79) (after); Museo Civico Bibliografico Musicale, Bologna

Peace of Aix-la-Chapelle: A Plan and Elevation of the Royal Fire-Works, London, 1749, ... ca. 1749
Peace of Aix-la-Chapelle: A Plan and Elevation of the Royal Fire-Works, London, 1749, ca. 1749. A fireworks display, with music specially composed by Handel, was held in St James Park, London

George Frideric Handel (Georg Friedrich Handel), 1685-1759 (engraving)
3632768 George Frideric Handel (Georg Friedrich Handel), 1685-1759 (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: George Frideric Handel (Georg Friedrich Handel)

George Frideric Handel, German-born British composer (chromolitho)
1094402 George Frideric Handel, German-born British composer (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)

J. F. Handel, mid-19th century (pen & ink, crayon and wash on paper)
418580 J. F. Handel, mid-19th century (pen & ink, crayon and wash on paper) by English School, (19th century); 8.9c6.5 cm; Gerald Coke Handel Collection, Foundling Museum

George Frideric Handel, engraved for the Universal Magazine, c. 1760 (engraving)
418574 George Frideric Handel, engraved for the Universal Magazine, c.1760 (engraving) by English School, (18th century); 20.5x12.5 cm; Gerald Coke Handel Collection, Foundling Museum

Georg Friedrich Handel (engraving)
5219380 Georg Friedrich Handel (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Georg Friedrich Handel)

George Frideric Handel, engraved by Francesco Bartolozzi (1727-1815), c. 1790 (engraving)
418573 George Frideric Handel, engraved by Francesco Bartolozzi (1727-1815), c.1790 (engraving) by Cipriani, Giovanni Battista (1727-85) (after); 38x29 cm; Gerald Coke Handel Collection

George Frideric Hande, German-born British composer (litho)
2776497 George Frideric Hande, German-born British composer (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)

Handel, c. 1930 (woodcut)
418578 Handel, c.1930 (woodcut) by Batt (Oswald Charles Barrett) (1892-1945); 25.6x20.9 cm; Gerald Coke Handel Collection, Foundling Museum

George Frideric Handel, Johann Sebastian Bach, Giuseppe Tartini, Johann Joachim Quantz
418575 George Frideric Handel, Johann Sebastian Bach, Giuseppe Tartini, Johann Joachim Quantz, Christoph Gluck, Nicolo Jomelli, c.1750 (hand-coloured engraving) by English School

George Frideric Handel, German-born British composer (chromolitho)
972137 George Frideric Handel, German-born British composer (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)

Triennial memorial to Londons greatest musician - the tremendous Handel Festival Choir at the Crystal Palace
3637507 Triennial memorial to Londons greatest musician - the tremendous Handel Festival Choir at the Crystal Palace (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Handel, (1685-1759), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Handel, (1685-1759), 1830. George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) German, later British, Baroque composer who spent most of his career in London, becoming a naturalised British subject in 1727

The strokes of his hammer on the anvil kept time to his song, (1907). Creator: Unknown
The strokes of his hammer on the anvil kept time to his song, (1907). The German composer Handel is inspired by the sound of a hammer on an anvil: he was overtaken by a heavy shower of rain

A grand procesiion of decorated barges from Whitehall to Limehouse, (1907). Creator: Unknown
A grand procession of decorated barges from Whitehall to Limehouse, (1907). King George I desired a concert on the River Thames in London, and Handel composed his Water Music

A resort to swords, (1907). Creator: Unknown
A resort to swords, (1907). In 1704 the teenaged Handel fought a duel with fellow composer Johann Mattheson: An altercation took place

The Duke praised his performance, (1907). Creator: Unknown
The Duke praised his performance, (1907).. Johann Adolf I, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels, admires the young Handels musical talent: the Duke commanded that Handel should be brought before him

He called to the coachman to stop, (1907). Creator: Unknown
He called to the coachman to stop, (1907). The young Handel runs after his fathers carriage: Handel did not know then that no fewer than forty miles lay between his home and the ducal castle

Handels birthplace, Halle, Saxony, 1907. Creator: Unknown
Handels birthplace, Halle, Saxony, 1907. The German composer George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) was born in Hall in Sachsen (Halle an der Saale), Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

Beckoned silently to the rest to follow him, (1907). Creator: Unknown
Beckoned silently to the rest to follow him, (1907). The young Handel is discovered playing the spinet in an attic at night

Handel, mid 18th century, (1907). Creator: Unknown
Handel, mid 18th century, (1907). Portrait of German Baroque composer George Frideric Handel (1685-1759), who lived much of his life in England, where he composed his masterpiece

Handel, c1740, (1920). Creator: William Hoare
Handel, c1740, (1920). George Frideric Handel (1685-1759), English Baroque musical composer, German by origin. Attributed to William Hoare of Bath (1706-1799). Oil on canvas

George Frideric Handel, 1785. Creator: Unknown
George Frideric Handel, 1785. George Frideric Handel (1685-1759), German- British Baroque composer. From " The History of England" by Paul de Rapin-Thoyras. [Harrison, London, England]

Medallion portraits of British composers, (early-mid 19th century). Portraits of Samuel Arnold, Dr Arne, George Frideric Handel, Henry Rowley Bishop and Henry Purcell

Georg Friedrich Handel, (1933). Creator: Unknown
Georg Friedrich Ha ndel, (1933). Portrait of German-born British Baroque composer George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) who lived much of his life in England, where he composed his masterpiece

Handels Monument, (1881). Creator: Unknown
Handels Monument, (1881). Monument to the composer George Frederick Handel (1685-1759) by Roubiliac, at Westminster Abbey in London

George Frederick Handel, c1720, (1919)
George Frederick Handel, (1919). German baroque composer Handel (1685-1759) lived much of his life in England, where he composed his masterpiece, Messiah

Flute, violin and chitarrone (George Frederick Handel as a young musician in Hamburg); eighteenth century French engraving, 1948. From Musical Instruments Through the Ages, by Dr. Alexander Buchner

How Handels Harpischord Worked, c1934. Illustration showing the workings of a harpsichord such as George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) would have used

The Rakes Progress - The Levee, 1720-1735, (1920). Artist: William Hogarth
The Rakes Progress - The Level, 1920. From Londoners Then and Now As Pictured By Their Contemporaries, edited by Geoffrey Holme. [The Studio Ltd. London, 1920]

Fireworks in Green Park, Westminster, London, 1749. Artist
Fireworks in Green Park, Westminster, London, 1749. A fireworks display, with music specially composed by Handel, was held to celebrate the end of the War of the Austrian Succession

A Rakes Progress, 1735; plate II of VIII. Artist: William Hogarth
A Rakes Progress, 1735; plate II of VIII. Tom Rakewell is at his morning levee, attended by hangers on of various professions

Mary Anne Paton, 1848. Artist: Samuel Thomas Chinn
Mary Anne Paton, 1848. The singer Mary Anne Paton holding a music score, to her right is a bust of Handel on a plinth

George Frideric Handel, German-born British Baroque composer, 1749. Artist: John Faber the Younger
George Frideric Handel, German-born British Baroque composer, 1749. From Les Musiciens Celebres, Lucien Mazenod, Paris, 1948. (Colorised black and white print)

Great Musicians - Plate IV. 1895. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), George Frideric Handel (1685-1759), Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

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Georg Friedrich Handel, a renowned German-born British composer, left an indelible mark on the world of music. His compositions continue to captivate audiences even today. In 1733, Handel collaborated with artist William Hogarth for "A Rake's Progress - The Levee, " showcasing his versatility beyond music. This collaboration highlighted Handel's multifaceted talent and artistic vision. Handel was known for his ability to sight-read music effortlessly. However, he humbly admitted that he couldn't do so at first sight. This revelation humanized him and showcased his dedication to honing his craft. A caricature from 1754 immortalizes Handel's distinct appearance and personality traits. It captures the essence of this musical genius in a lighthearted manner. "Living Biographies of Great Composers" shed light on George Frideric or Frederick Hande's life, providing invaluable insights into the man behind the masterpieces. An engraving titled "Apotheosis of Georg Friedrich Handel" symbolizes his elevation to legendary status among composers. It serves as a testament to his lasting impact on classical music. The Peace of Aix-la-Chapelle in 1749 witnessed London celebrating with grand fireworks display designed by none other than George Vertue himself. This event showcased not only political harmony but also celebrated Handel's contributions through artistry and spectacle. Various engravings throughout history capture different facets of George Frideric Handel's life and work, preserving his image for future generations to admire. J. F. Handel’s mid-19th-century artwork showcases the enduring fascination with this musical maestro as artists continued to be inspired by him long after his passing. Engraved by Francesco Bartolozzi around 1790, another depiction portrays a matured version of Handel—a testament to how he evolved over time while maintaining brilliance in his compositions.