George Frideric Handel (Original)

George Frideric Handel art by Ralph Bruce

George Frideric Handel (Original)


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Artist: Ralph Bruce
Medium: Watercolour on Board
Size: 11" x 13" (280mm x 340mm)
Date: 1968
Code: BruceHandel

This is the unique original Watercolour painting by Ralph Bruce.

George Frideric Handel 23 February 1685 - 14 April 1759) was a German-born, British Baroque composer famous for his operas, oratorios, anthems and organ concertos.

Handel received critical training in Halle, Hamburg and Italy before settling in London in 1712, and became a naturalized British subject in 1727.

He was strongly influenced both by the great composers of the Italian Baroque and the middle-German polyphonic choral tradition.

The lower picture shows him demanding that the famous singer Cuzzoni sing what he had written, not whatever she liked.

The upper picture is a reminder that he dedicated The Water Music to his former employer George I who Handel worked for when he was still Elector of Hanover.

NOTE the art is two cut out panels remounted. Originally part of the history of opera series in 1968 re-used in Look and Learn #1031 12 December 1981.
  • Artist Biography
    Ralph Bruce
    Ralph Bruce was a talented illustrator who worked for Look and Learn in the 1960s. Until the mid-1960s he was a regular artist for The Children's Newspaper and was probably brought to the educational paper by former Children's Newspaper editor, John Davies, who took over the editorship of Look and Learn in 1965.

    His artwork covered a huge range of subjects. His historical illustrations ranged from ancient Greece and Roman Britain, to the eras of Shakespeare, Caxton and modern journalism. He was particularly adept at portraits and drew everyone from Dickens to the Beatles for Look and Learn as well as contributing covers for various series, including Famous Couples and When They Were Young in the late 1960s. Some of his best work was contributed to the long-running series The Story of Opera, penned by Robin May.

    Prior to working for Look and Learn, Bruce had illustrated book covers for Digit Books in the late 1950s, titles including The Deep Six by Martin Dibner, I Came Back by Krysyna Zywulska, White August by John Boland, Air Patrol Biscay by Richard T. Bickers, Horns of the Dragon by Felix Trigg, Battle of the Bulge by William M. Stokoe, The God of Channel 1 by Donald Stacy, Nor Iron Bars a Cage by W. H. Aston, all in 1957.
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