Early Georgian Portraits Catalogue
Johann Christoph Pepusch (John Christopher Pepusch) (1666 or 1667-1752), Composer and teacher
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- Biography and References
Musician; born in Berlin, came to London 1688; as a composer overshadowed by Handel but famous as a teacher of the science of harmony with many notable musicians among his pupils; Mus.Doc. Oxford, 1713; composed musical setting for The Beggar's Opera, 1727-28, first performed at Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre where he was frequently employed after 1714; FRS, 1745; organist to the Charterhouse from 1737, where he lived and is buried.
This extended catalogue entry is from the out-of-print National Portrait Gallery collection catalogue: John Kerslake, Early Georgian Portraits, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1977, and is as published then. For the most up-to-date details on individual Collection works, we recommend reading the information provided in the Search the Collection results on this website in parallel with this text.
This extended catalogue entry is from the out-of-print National Portrait Gallery collection catalogue: John Kerslake, Early Georgian Portraits, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1977, and is as published then. For the most up-to-date details on individual Collection works, we recommend reading the information provided in the Search the Collection results on this website in parallel with this text.