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Walpole paintings return to London. (Report from Europe).(Brief Article)
Robert Walpole, first earl of Orford, who became Britain's first prime minister in 1721, began to collect paintings in the 1720s. By 1736 he had more than four hundred scattered among his four houses.
The impressive list of artists represented in his collection include Peter Paul Rubens, Guido Reni, Salvator Rosa, Rembrandt van Rijn, Nicolas Poussin, Bartolome Esteban Murillo, Claude Lorrain, and Anthony van Dyck. Unfortunately, the profligacy of Walpole's grandson George Walpole, third earl of Orford, meant that more than half the works in Robert Walpole's splendid Palladian house Houghton Hall in Norfolk had to be sold at auction. Despite the best efforts of politicians and connoisseurs to save the collection for the nation, it was dispersed.
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- Magazine article from: Contemporary Review Bruce, Donald December 1, 2002 700+ words
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- Magazine article from: History Today May 1, 2002 700+ words
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...Capital Collection: Houghton Hall and the Hermitage...pictures collected by Sir Robert Walpole (1676-1745), in...paintings at his house Houghton Hall in Norfolk by 1736...collection of pictures. Sir Robert Walpole was never close to...
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- Picture from: Archive Photos January 1, 1995 700+ words
Archive Photos 01-01-1995 Sir Robert Walpole British statesmen Sir Robert Walpole, Earl of Oxford, (1676-1745), seems...portraits. earls. Whigs. British statesmen Sir Robert Walpole, Earl of Oxford, (1676-1745), seems...
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- Magazine article from: History Today January 1, 2006 700+ words
...everyone has gone into politics with the highest motives. SIR ROBERT WALPOLE (1676-1745) is mainly remembered today for his career...Wortley Montagu recalled in 1748 that 'it was a maxim of Sir Robert Walpole's that whoever expected advancement should appear much...