[Johann or Jacob] Christoph Platzer (?–?): George Frideric Handel (1685–1759). Miniature, c. 1710. Watercolours and gouache on vellum. 6.77 × 4.78 cm. Lost (in 1948 stolen from the Handel House in Halle an der Saale, Germany); known from a black-and-white photograph only. Negative in the Handel House in Halle an der Saale, Germany. Inv.No.: BS-I V02. – This is what the composer looked like during his stay in Italy (1706–1710). According to a description, the coat was blue, the tie (a silk scarf?) white. The silver filigree frame was beset with gems.