A Capital Collection
Houghton Hall and the Hermitage, with a Modern Edition of "Aedes Walpolianae", Horace Walpole's Catalogue of Sir Robert Walpole's Collection
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2002
Yale University Press (Verlag)
978-0-300-09758-0 (ISBN)
Yale University Press (Verlag)
978-0-300-09758-0 (ISBN)
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After Sir Robert Walpole's fall from political power in 1742, most of his collection of Old Master paintings was removed to Houghton Hall, and later some of it was sold to Russia. This volume catalogues the entire collection in Russia as well as those works of art that remained at Houghton Hall.
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 Norfolk, 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 volume catalogues 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.
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 Norfolk, 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 volume catalogues 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.
Andrew Moore is Keeper of Art at Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery. Larissa Dukelskaya is Curator of English Prints at the State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 10.11.2002 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art |
| Zusatzinfo | 100 colour plates, 250 illustrations |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 245 x 275 mm |
| Gewicht | 2742 g |
| Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Kunstgeschichte / Kunststile |
| Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Malerei / Plastik | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-300-09758-1 / 0300097581 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-300-09758-0 / 9780300097580 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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