Houghton Revisited: The Walpole Masterpieces from Catherine the Great's Hermitage Elizabeth Laird (Author)

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Houghton Revisited: The Walpole Masterpieces from Catherine the Great's Hermitage Elizabeth Laird (Author)In 1779 the family of Sir Robert Walpole, Britains 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 handsome book illustrates these superlative works hanging once again in William Kents magnificent interiors. Thierry Morel uncovers the