Charles Jennens

Jennens; painting by Thomas Hudson
Jennens; painting by Mason Chamberlin the elder

Charles Jennens (1700 – 20 November 1773) was an English landowner and patron of the arts. As a friend of Handel, he helped author the libretti of several of his oratorios, most notably Messiah.


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