# George Frideric Handel

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## Artwork

- Artist: [ROUBILIAC, Louis-François](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/roubiliac-louis-franois-rda95a6aac42804>)
- Date: 1701-1750
- Technique: Marble, height 136 cm

## Commentary

Roubilliac sculpted the portrait of Handel for the Vauxhall Gardens in London. The composer is fingeringthe strings of hi lyre like another Apollo while a putto transcribes the notes at his feet; yet Handel is dressed in ordinary clothes and has even neglected to remove what appears to be his nightcap. &lt;P&gt; &lt;TABLE ALIGN=LEFT CELLPADDING=5 BORDER=1 WIDTH=320 BGCOLOR=&#34;\#99CCCC&#34;&gt; &lt;TR VALIGN=MIDDLE&gt;&lt;TD&gt;&lt;IMG SRC=&#34;/support/gif/listen.gif&#34; BORDER=0 VALIGN=MIDDLE&gt; Suggested listening \(streaming mp3, 4 minutes\):&lt;BR&gt;&lt;A HREF=&#34;\#&#34; onClick=&#34;w=window.open \(&#39;/music1/18\_cent/handel\_messiah.html&#39;, &#39;newWin&#39;, &#39;scrollbars=yes,status=no,dependent=yes,screenX=0,screenY=0,width=350,height=350&#39;\);w.opener=this;w.focus\(\);return true&#34;&gt;&lt;B&gt;George Frideric Handel: Messiah &#39;Hallelujah Chorus&#39;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/A&gt; &lt;/TD&gt;&lt;/TR&gt;&lt;/TABLE&gt;

## Related artworks

- [Bust of Alexander Pope](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/roubiliac-louis-franois-rda95a6aac42804/bust-of-alexander-pope-raec5ee7b67e1dc>)
- [Bust of John Belchier](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/roubiliac-louis-franois-rda95a6aac42804/bust-of-john-belchier-r05835e506d5e6c>)
- [George II King of England](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/roubiliac-louis-franois-rda95a6aac42804/george-ii-king-of-england-rf111fe3fb3bb2d>)
- [Tomb of Sir Joseph and Lady Elizabeth Nightingale](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/roubiliac-louis-franois-rda95a6aac42804/tomb-of-sir-joseph-and-lady-elizabeth-nightingale-rbcbdd54d48258d>)

## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)