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Bust of George Frideric Handel (1685-1759): M.1-1977

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

Bust of George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)

Maker(s)

Sculptor: uncertain (Probably)
Founder: uncertain

Entities

Categories

Description

Bronze, cast, and chased

Notes

History note: Richard Coats, London

Legal notes

Given by the Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum

Measurements and weight

Height: 29.5 cm
Width: 27.8 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1977) by The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum

Dating

18th Century, Mid
George II
Circa 1730 CE - 1760 CE

Note

The bust resembles a terracotta bust with a plaster socle in the National Portrait Gallery (no. 878), possibly after Louis-François Roubiliac (1702-62), and perhaps related to an edition of 30 casts advertised in 1758 by Fenwick Bull, a print and mapseller of Ludgate Hill, London. However, it is possible that these might have resembled a plaster bust showing the sitter without a cap in a private collection.

People, subjects and objects depicted

Project

  • Sculpture UK

Components of the work

Plinth Depth 14.5 cm Height 10.5 cm Width 14.5 cm
Bust Depth 17 cm Height 28.5 cm Width 24.5 cm

Materials used in production

Bronze

Techniques used in production

Casting (process) : Bronze, cast and chased

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.1-1977
Primary reference Number: 13397
External ID: CAM_CCF_M_1_1977

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 8 April 2025

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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