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Stretched canvas, museum-quality resolution, premium matte finish, ready to hang the moment it arrives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL (1685–1759)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eHandel was born in Germany, trained in Italy, and spent the most productive decades of his life in England. He was, in every sense, a European composer - and one of the most commercially minded artists of his age.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eHe arrived in London in 1712 and never really left. He wrote Italian operas for English audiences, oratorios for Protestant congregations, and ceremonial music for the monarchy with equal facility and ambition. 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