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

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

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

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)

Handel. 1895. George Frideric Handel (1685-1759), German-born English baroque composer. From The Musical Educator, Volume II by John Greig, M.A. Mus. Doc. [T. C. & E. C. Jack, Edinburgh, 1895.]

The interior of Westminster Hall at the coronation banquet of King George II, 1727 (1911). Artist:s Moore
The interior of Westminster Hall at the coronation banquet of King George II, 1727 (1911). George II (1683-1760), King of Great Britain and Ireland

Letter by George Frideric Handel, 1750 (1865). Artist: Frederick George Netherclift
Letter by George Frideric Handel, 1750 (1865). Letter to Johann Gottfried Taust, Master of the Gymnasium of Halle. A print from The Autograph Souvenir, A collection of Autograph Letters

The Charming Brute, (A satire on Handel), 1754. The German composer Handel, here depicted as a pig, had a huge appetite. Here he is at his organ, sitting on a barrel of ale, surrounded by poultry

Berenstat, Cuzzoni and Senesino c1725. Artist: William Hogarth
Berenstat, Cuzzoni and Senesino c1725. The Italian opera singers Gaetano Berenstadt (c1687-1735), Francesca Cuzzoni Sandoni (1700-1770) and Francesco Bernardi

Fireworks at Green Park, St Jamess, April 27th, 1749
Fireworks at Green Park, St James s, April 27th, 1749. The Grand Whim for Prosperity to Laugh at: Being the night view of the royal fireworks as exhibited in the Green Park

George F Handel, 19th century. Artist: Thomson Scot
George F Handel, 19th century. The German Baroque composer George Frideric Handel (1685-1759), who lived much of his life in England, where he composed his masterpiece, Messiah

George Frideric Handel, German composer, 1726-1728. Artist: Balthasar Denner
George Frideric Handel, German composer, 1726-1728. Baroque composer Handel (1685-1759) lived much of his life in England, where he composed his masterpiece, Messiah

George Frideric Handel, (1685-1759), German composer, c1750s. Artist: Thomas Hudson
George Frideric Handel, (1685-1759), German composer, c1750s. Baroque composer Handel lived much of his life in England, where he composed his masterpiece, Messiah

Galatea Married, 1866. Galatea rides a chariot with two satyrs sitting in the back, their arms crossed and talking to each other. The one-eyed giant Polyphemus rides along side her

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