Caricature of G.F. Handel 'The Charming Brute', by Goupy

An image of Caricature of G.F. Handel: "The Charming Brute". Goupy, Joseph (British, c.1680-1770). Gouache, black and coloured chalks on paper, laid down on canvas, height 393 mm, width 323 mm.

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Caricature of G.F. Handel: "The Charming Brute". Goupy, Joseph (British, c.1680-1770). Gouache, black and coloured chalks on paper, laid down on canvas, height 393 mm, width 323 mm.

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Accession Number: 961
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/22.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Andrew Norman
Image height: 1025 pixels
Image width: 831 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 828.62kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 22/1
Captured: 2014:10:20 10:34:05

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18th Century birds blue coat British School caricature chalk coat comedic comedy comic composer drawing drums early music English Fitz_PDP frock coat Georgian gouache grotesque Handel horses Joseph Goupy male music musical musical instruments musician organ organ pipes owls playing playing an instrument wigs

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