A Capital Collection
Houghton Hall and the Hermitage, with a Modern Edition of Aedes Walpolianae, Horace Walpole's Catalogue of Sir Robert Walpole's Collection
by Andrew Moore
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"After the fall of Sir Robert Walpole, Britain's first 'prime' minister, from political power in 1742, most of his celebrated collection of Old Master paintings was removed to his newly-built Palladian house in Norfold, Houghton Hall. In 1779 this collection was sold by Sir Robert's grandson to the Empress Catherine II of Russia, which was seen as a scandalous loss to Britain.
This book catalogues for the first time the entire collection in Russia as well as those works of art that remained at Houghton Hall. Accompanying the catalogue are essays on various aspects of the formation and sale of the collection."--BOOK JACKET.
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Walpole, robert, earl of orford, 1676-1745, Painting, european, Painting, private collections, Art, european, Art, private collections, Great britain, relations, foreign countries, Russia (federation), relations, Art, catalogs, European Painting, Catalogs, Art collections, Painting, Private collections, Relations, European Art, Art, Gosudarstvennyĭ Ėrmitazh (Russia), Houghton Hall (England)Showing 1 featured edition. View all 1 editions?
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A Capital Collection: Houghton Hall and the Hermitage, with a Modern Edition of Aedes Walpolianae, Horace Walpole's Catalogue of Sir Robert Walpole's Collection
November 1, 2002, Paul Mellon Center BA
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in English
0300097581 9780300097580
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