This Easter weekend will mark 300 years since Sir Robert Walpole became what is widely considered to be Britain’s first prime minister – although the role as we think of it today was yet to exist. Who ...
Houghton Hall was originally designed to house the magnificent art collection of Sir Robert Walpole, Britain's first prime minister. In 1779, the collection was sold to Catherine the Great of Russia ...
IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Mezzotint, trimmed, after portrait by ...
102.4 x 127.6 cm. (40.3 x 50.2 in.) ...
An exhibition of Old Masters art, that was lost to the UK for 234 years, has been extended after attracting "tens of thousands" of visitors. The collection was owned by Britain's first Prime Minister ...
View Portrait of Sir Robert Walpole (1676-1745) 1st Earl of Orford, seated, three-quarter length, in Chancellor's Robes, wearing the Insignia of the Order of the Bath and with the embroidered silk ...
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