Houghton revisited : the Walpole masterpieces from Catherine the Great's Hermitage
2013
Book
Total copies: 1
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 works hanging once again in William Kent's magnificent interiors.
Author:
Houghton Hall (King's Lynn, England), host institutionRoyal Academy of Arts (Great Britain), publisher
Imprint:
[London] : Royal Academy of Arts, [2013] 2013
Collation:
255 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 29 cm
Notes:
Published to accompany the exhibition of the same name held at Houghton Hall, King's Lynn, 17th May-29th September 2013.
ISBN:
9781907533501 (hbk)
Dewey class:
708
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
251265