Capital Collection
Capital Collection
About this book
"After the fall of Sir Robert Walpole, Britain's first 'prime' minister, from political power in 1742, most of his celebrated collection of Old Master paintings was removed to his newly-built Palladian house in Norfold, Houghton Hall. In 1779 this collection was sold by Sir Robert's grandson to the Empress Catherine II of Russia, which was seen as a scandalous loss to Britain.
This book catalogues for the first time the entire collection in Russia as well as those works of art that remained at Houghton Hall. Accompanying the catalogue are essays on various aspects of the formation and sale of the collection."--BOOK JACKET.
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- OL Work ID
- OL21380116W
Subjects
Walpole, robert, earl of orford, 1676-1745Painting, europeanPainting, private collectionsArt, europeanArt, private collectionsGreat britain, relations, foreign countriesRussia (federation), relationsArt, catalogsEuropean PaintingCatalogsArt collectionsPaintingPrivate collectionsRelationsEuropean ArtArtGosudarstvennyĭ Ėrmitazh (Russia)Houghton Hall (England)