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Portrait of Charles Jennens

Thomas Hudson, 1740–1749

Three quarter length portrait, standing, wearing a grey coat and waistcoat with gold brocade and a white wig. He leans on an orange-red cloth. Jennens was Handel's librettist and wrote 'The Messiah'

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Title of artwork, date

Portrait of Charles Jennens, 1740–1749

Date supported

1997

Medium and material

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

122 x 98 cm

Grant

7058

Total cost

14115

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