The sonata was written for and dedicated to Therese Jansen Bartolozzi c. 1794. Jansen Bartolozzi subsequently published the sonata c. 1800 with the title: "A Grand Sonata for the Piano Forte Composed Expressly for and dedicated to Mrs. Bartolozzi by Haydn ... Op. 79 ... London. Printed for, and to be had of the Proprietor 82 Wells Street and of the Publishers J. and H. Caulfield 36 Picadilly."
| Date of composition | 1795 (1794–1795) |
| Type | Sonata |
| Tonality | C Major |
| Catalogue | Hob. XVI:50 |
| Instruments | Piano |
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Joseph Haydn: Sonate n°60 en do majeur, Hob. XVI:50 Franz Joseph Haydn: Sonata n. 60 in do maggiore, Hob. XVI:50 Joseph Haydn: Sonate Nr. 60 C-dur, Hob. XVI:50 |