Karl Friedrich Abel, Thomas Gainsborough, circa 1765

Carl friedrich abel (1723-1787) was a german composer of the classical era. (the chambers biographical dictionary gives his year of birth as 1725. )[1] he was a fine player on the viola da gamba, and composed important music for that instrument. Object Type: painting. Genre: portrait. Date: circa 1765. Dimensions: height: 126.7 cm (49.8 in) ; width: 101.3 cm (39.8 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Depicted People: Carl Friedrich Abel. Collection: National Portrait Gallery. Karl Friedrich Abel by Thomas Gainsborough