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The pair were then on good terms, with Goupy painting a portrait of Handel in 1742 for the Prince of Wales. In 1743, however, Goupy was chosen to present a commission to Handel on behalf of the prince's circle of friends, but was apparently rebuffed. Goupy's subsequent insulting painting, a
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