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Sitter associated with 20 portraits. The youngest son of the Prime Minister Sir Robert Walpole, Horace Walpole was one of the eighteenth century's most famous writers, collectors and socialites. A pioneer of the Gothic taste in art, architecture and literature, he formed an exceptional collection at Strawberry Hill, the 'little Gothic castle ...
Politician and ambassador to France and the Netherlands Diplomat and Whig politician. As an M.P. for 46 years and ambassador to the Netherlands and to France, Lord Walpole played a leading role in the 18th-century Whig supremacy most especially during his younger brother, Sir Robert Walpole's long reign as Prime Minister.
unknown, British 18th century - Horatio Walpole, 1st Baron Walpole of Wolterton (1678-1757) diplomat and politician [identity doubtful] - oil painting
Horatio's own dynastic ambitions. The heirs of Horatio, 1st Baron Walpole of Wolterton, further supplemented the collec tion with portraits of themselves and their families.9 Con sequently the collection inherited by Orford upon his father's death in 1822 encompassed works by eighteenth-century painters including Sir Godfrey Kneller, John ...
Walpole, Horatio, (1678-1757), 1st Baron Walpole of Wolterton, diplomat This page summarises records created by this Person The summary includes a brief description of the collection(s) (usually including the covering dates of the collection), the name of the archive where they are held, and reference information to help you find the collection.
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Name of creator. Walpole family; 1678-; Baron Walpole of Wolterton, formerly Earl of Orford (second creation) (1678-) Biographical history. Horatio Walpole (1678-1757), first Baron Walpole of Wolterton, was brother to England's first prime minister, Sir Robert Walpole (d. 1745). A diplomat, he served as ambassador in France and Holland.
