George Frideric (or Frederick) Handel (1685-1759), portrait attributed to Balthasar Denner, oil on canvas, c. 1726-28.

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George Frideric (or Frederick) Handel (1685-1759), portrait attributed to Balthasar Denner, oil on canvas, c. 1726-28. Handel was a German, later British, baroque composer who spent the bulk of his career in London, becoming well known for his operas, oratorios, anthems, and organ concertos and whose most famous work is The Messiah.

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