. Historical portraits ... the lives of C.R.L. Fletcher .. . , and ample reward come, as they came afterwards toThomas Lawrence, far too easily. HENRY PURCELL (died 1695) was probably born in Westminster, where his father had once beenattached to the musical staff of the Abbey, shortly before theRestoration. It is believed that he died at the age of thirty-seven,which would give 1658 as the date of his birth. His precocity wasgreat, for he had composed music for the stage while yet in histeens, and an opera at the age of twenty-two, before he becameorganist at the Abbey in 1680 and at the Chap Stock Photohttps://www.alamy.com/image-license-details/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/historical-portraits-the-lives-of-crl-fletcher-and-ample-reward-come-as-they-came-afterwards-tothomas-lawrence-far-too-easily-henry-purcell-died-1695-was-probably-born-in-westminster-where-his-father-had-once-beenattached-to-the-musical-staff-of-the-abbey-shortly-before-therestoration-it-is-believed-that-he-died-at-the-age-of-thirty-sevenwhich-would-give-1658-as-the-date-of-his-birth-his-precocity-wasgreat-for-he-had-composed-music-for-the-stage-while-yet-in-histeens-and-an-opera-at-the-age-of-twenty-two-before-he-becameorganist-at-the-abbey-in-1680-and-at-the-chap-image370114140.html
RM2CE44A4–. Historical portraits ... the lives of C.R.L. Fletcher .. . , and ample reward come, as they came afterwards toThomas Lawrence, far too easily. HENRY PURCELL (died 1695) was probably born in Westminster, where his father had once beenattached to the musical staff of the Abbey, shortly before theRestoration. It is believed that he died at the age of thirty-seven,which would give 1658 as the date of his birth. His precocity wasgreat, for he had composed music for the stage while yet in histeens, and an opera at the age of twenty-two, before he becameorganist at the Abbey in 1680 and at the Chap