page_title: George Bridgetower
hierarchical_section_title: George Bridgetower
caption_attribution_description: English: George Bridgetower by Henry Edridge, 1790
context_page_description: George Augustus Polgreen Bridgetower was an Afro-European musician, born in 1778 in Biała Podlaska, Poland, where his father worked for Prince Hieronim Wincenty Radziwiłł. He was baptised Hieronimo Hyppolito de Augusto on 11 October 1778. He grew to be a virtuoso violinist, living in England for much of his life.
context_section_description: George Augustus Polgreen Bridgetower (11 October 1778 – 29 February 1860) was an Afro-European musician, born in 1778 in Biała Podlaska, Poland, where his father worked for Prince Hieronim Wincenty Radziwiłł. He was baptised Hieronimo Hyppolito de Augusto on 11 October 1778. He grew to be a virtuoso violinist, living in England for much of his life.
caption: George Bridgetower by Henry Edridge, 1790
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