George Frederick 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

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)

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

Handels Monument in Westminster Abbey (engraving)
1098146 Handels Monument in Westminster Abbey (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Handels Monument in Westminster Abbey)

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)

George Frederick Handel (engraving)
665251 George Frederick Handel (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: George Frederick Handel)

Covent Garden Theatre, 1808, from Ackermanns Microcosm of London
GHL22973 Covent Garden Theatre, 1808, from Ackermanns Microcosm of London engraved by J. Bluck (fl.1791-1831) (aquatint) by Rowlandson, T. (1756-1827) & Pugin, A.C

Portrait of a Gentleman, traditionally identified as George Frederick Handel
824159 Portrait of a Gentleman, traditionally identified as George Frederick Handel, 1740 (oil on canvas) by Ramsay, Allan (1713-84); 127.8x102.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

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)

George Frideric Handel as Apollo, 1859 (bronze electrotype)
5938269 George Frideric Handel as Apollo, 1859 (bronze electrotype) by Roubiliac, Louis Francois (1695-1762) (after); 34.5 x18.3x27.3 (figure); 20.5x20.7x27.6 (base) cm; Fitzwilliam Museum

Portrait of a gentleman, called George Frederick Handel (oil on canvas)
3527123 Portrait of a gentleman, called George Frederick Handel (oil on canvas) by English School, (18th century); 58.4x44.4 cm; Coram in the care of the Foundling Museum

VIew of Handels Monument in Westminster Abbey (engraving)
603678 VIew of Handels Monument in Westminster Abbey (engraving) by Burney, Edward Francis (1760-1848); Private Collection; (add.info.: VIew of Handels Monument in Westminster Abbey, London)

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)

George F Handel (engraving)
669991 George F Handel (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: George F Handel. Illustration for The Imperial Dictionary of Universal Biography)

George Frideric Handel, before 1754 (oil on canvas)
5938221 George Frideric Handel, before 1754 (oil on canvas) by Dandridge, Bartholomew (1691-c.1754); 118.4x94 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge, UK; (add.info.: German, later British)

George Frederic Handels house (colour litho)
3849825 George Frederic Handels house (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: German born British baroque composer George Frederic Handel (1685-1759) lived at 25 Brook Street

George Frideric Handel, German Baroque composer (engraving)
3648044 George Frideric Handel, German Baroque composer (engraving) by Schmidt, Georg Friedrich (1712-75); Private Collection; (add.info.: George Frideric Handel (1685-1759), German Baroque composer

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

George Frederick Handel (engraving)
818886 George Frederick Handel (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: George Frederick Handel.); Look and Learn / Elgar Collection; English, out of copyright

George Frederick Handel Esquire (engraving)
964942 George Frederick Handel Esquire (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: George Frederick Handel Esquire)

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

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George Frederick Handel, a renowned German-born British composer, left an indelible mark on the world of music. His talent and passion for composition were evident in his numerous works, such as "A Rake's Progress - 2: The Levee, " beautifully depicted by artist William Hogarth in 1733. Handel's musical prowess was unparalleled, but even he faced challenges. As seen in the caricature from 1754, it humorously captures a moment when someone questions his ability to sight-read music. Handel confidently responds that while he can indeed sing at sight, it may not be possible at first glance. His contributions to music were so significant that they earned him a place among the great composers of all time. This is exemplified by the monument dedicated to him in Westminster Abbey and various engravings and lithographs depicting his likeness throughout history. Not only did Handel compose masterpieces like "Messiah" and "Water Music, " but he also played a role in cultural events such as designing firework displays for the Peace of Aix-la-Chapelle celebration in London. Handel's influence extended beyond just his compositions; he also had an impact on theatrical arts. Covent Garden Theatre featured prominently during his time and remains an iconic symbol of performing arts today. Despite being born in Germany, Handel found solace and success within Britain's vibrant musical scene. He became a naturalized British citizen and embraced this new home with open arms, more than just a composer; he was an artistic force who revolutionized classical music through his innovative compositions. His legacy lives on through timeless pieces that continue to captivate audiences worldwide.