Bust of George Frideric Handel
Butler’s love of music developed early in his life. As a schoolboy he looked forward to hearing his favourite aunt playing Handel overtures on the piano, and he soon learned to play them himself. He would sell his school books to finance his collection of Handel’s music, published in cheap editions.
This miniature marble bust used to stand on the mantelpiece in Butler’s rooms at Clifford’s Inn, London.
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