George Frideric (or Frederick) Handel (1685-1759), an 1821 engraving by C Turner from a portrait by William Hogarth

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George Frideric (or Frederick) Handel (1685-1759) 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. An 1821 engraving by C Turner from a painting by William Hogarth

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