English School, circa 1760, after Thomas Hudson (1701-1779)
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English School, circa 1760, after Thomas Hudson (1701-1779)
George Friedrich Handel, facing left in gold-bordered purple coat, frilled cravat, full bottomed powdered wig
enamel, gilt-metal mount
oval, 7/8in. (22mm.) high
Lot Essay
For a similar enamel portrait of Handel, after Hudson, see Sotheby's Geneva, 21 November 1991, lot 91
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