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17 de abr. de 2024 · A three-quarter-length portrait of Robert Walpole in a wooded landscape. He wears a blue coat and red waistcoat with the insignia of the Order of the Garter. He holds a riding crop in his proper right hand.
- A description of the villa of Horace Walpole, youngest son of ...
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- Horace Walpole youngest son of Sr. Robt. Walpole, Earl of ...
The objects on the table are a print of the Roman eagle at...
- A description of the villa of Horace Walpole, youngest son of ...
Hace 5 días · In 1733 Edward Walpole, second son of Sir Robert, had introduced Henry Legge to his father, prompting a letter from Dartmouth thanking him for his kindness. Legge became secretary to Walpole in 1736, in his capacity as chancellor of the exchequer.
24 de abr. de 2024 · St. John is seen presenting fruit to the Infant Saviour, with Angels fondling a Lamb and gathering fruit and flowers, a highly finished and exquisite specimen of the art, the colours most brilliant and in fine preservation, on copper, by Van Artois, a pupil of Rubens. From Sir Robert Walpole's collection.
1 de may. de 2024 · Sir Robert Walpole was the first and longest-serving Prime Minister of Great Britain, serving under the first two Hanoverian Kings George. He was born on Aug. 26, 1676, in Houghton, Norfolk. His parents, Robert and Mary, had 19 children.
30 de abr. de 2024 · The Treasurer of the Navy originated during the reign of Henry VIII. He was the senior member of the Navy Board responsible for all Navy accounts; he gradually withdrew during the seventeenth century from the board's day-to-day affairs and his office, and the Navy Pay Office, came to be regarded as entirely separate from the Navy Office.
