A Capital Collection

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

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Publisher's Synopsis

After Sir Robert Walpole's fall from political power in 1742, most of his collection of Old Master paintings was removed to Houghton Hall, and later some of it was sold to Russia. This volume catalogues the entire collection in Russia as well as those works of art that remained at Houghton Hall.

Book information

ISBN: 9780300097580
Publisher: Yale University Press
Imprint: Paul Mellon Centre BA
Pub date:
DEWEY: 750.7442612
DEWEY edition: 21
Language: English
Number of pages: 512
Weight: 2742g
Height: 275mm
Width: 245mm
Spine width: 38mm