Houghton Revisited: The Walpole Masterpieces from Catherine the Great's Hermitage Book + PRICE WATCH * Amazon pricing is not included in price watch

Houghton Revisited: The Walpole Masterpieces from Catherine the Great's Hermitage Book

Houghton Revisited This new book offers a portrait of a perfectly preserved English country house and the magnificent art collection of its former owner, Sir Robert Walpole (1676-1745), Britain's first prime minister. Walpole amassed a dazzling array of Old Masters, including paintings by Van Dyck, Poussin, Rubens, and Rembrandt, and hired celebrated decorator William Kent to design the interiors of Houghton Hall specifically to showcase them. But when Walpole died, his family was shocked to find that he had amassed huge debt, and were forced to sell the treasured collection--to Catherine the Great, Empress of Russia. Now, these masterpieces are returning to Houghton Hall. Ess...Read More

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  • Foyles

    In 1779 the family of Sir Robert Walpole, Britains first prime minister, sold his remarkable art collection to Catherine the Great, Empress of Russia. This book...

  • 1907533508
  • 9781907533501
  • Thierry Morel, Andrew Moore
  • 28 May 2013
  • Royal Academy of Arts, London
  • Hardcover (Book)
  • 272
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