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Three quarter length portrait, standing, wearing a grey coat and waistcoat with gold brocade and a white wig.
Portrait of Charles Jennens by Thomas Hudson, 1740 - 1749
© Handel House Museum
Details
- Category:
- Portrait
- Medium:
- Oil on canvas Dimensions: 122 x 98 cm
- Art Fund grant:
- £7,058 ( Total: £14,115)
- Acquired in:
- 1997
- Vendor:
- Sotheby's
He leans on an orange-red cloth. Jennens was Handel's librettist and wrote 'The Messiah'
Provenance
Private collection from the Midwest of the United States
Venue details
Handel House Museum
25 Brook Street
London
W1K 4HB
020 7495 1685
www.handelhouse.org
Entry details
Free entry with National Art Pass (standard entry charge is £6.00)
Tue – Sat, 10am – 6pm (8pm Thu)
Sun, 12 noon – 6pm
For Christmas, Easter and Bank Holiday opening times see Handel House Museum website.