Houghton Revisited: The Walpole Masterpieces from Catherine the Great's Hermitage (edition 2013)

by Larissa Dukelskaya (Author), John Harris (Author), Andrew Moore (Author), Thierry Morel (Author)

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In 1779 the family of Sir Robert Walpole, Britain's first prime minister, sold his remarkable art collection to Catherine the Great, Empress of Russia. More than two centuries later, these masterpieces, rarely seen outside Russia since that time, are returning to Houghton Hall, the great house built by Walpole. This book illustrates these superlative work hanging once again in William Kent's magnificent interiors. Exhibition: Houghton Hall, King's Lynn, Norfolk, UK (15.5.-15.9.2013).… (more)

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Title:	Houghton Revisited: The Walpole Masterpieces from Catherine the Great's Hermitage
Authors:	Larissa Dukelskaya (Author)
Other authors:	John Harris (Author), Andrew Moore (Author), Thierry Morel (Author)
Info:	Royal Academy Books (2013), Edition: y First printing, 256 pages
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In 1779 the family of Sir Robert Walpole, Britain's first prime minister, sold his remarkable art collection to Catherine the Great, Empress of Russia. More than two centuries later, these masterpieces, rarely seen outside Russia since that time, are returning to Houghton Hall, the great house built by Walpole. This book illustrates these superlative work hanging once again in William Kent's magnificent interiors. Exhibition: Houghton Hall, King's Lynn, Norfolk, UK (15.5.-15.9.2013).

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