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Horace Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford

Also known as: Horace Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford; primary name: Walpole, Horace; other name: (Earl of) Orford; other name: Muralto, Onuphrio
Details: individual; collector; British; Male
Life dates: 1717-1797
Biography: Son of the prime minister, Sir Robert Walpole (q.v.); writer and collector, best-remembered for his correspondence on contemporary society and for his gothic villa at Strawberry Hill; in 1791 succeeded to the titles of his nephew, George Walpole, Baron Walpole of Walpole and Earl of Orford. His collection descended through the family of the Earls of Waldegrave; the greater part was dispersed at a sale conducted by George Robins at Strawberry Hill on 25 April 1842 and 23 following days; engraved portraits and other prints, drawings etc. (including a collection of Hogarth) was sold at Robins' Great Rooms in Covent Garden on June 13 1842 and 9 following days.
Bibliography: Yale edition of HW's Correspondence in 48 volumes (edited by Wilmarth Sheldon Lewis) is now online, see www.library.yale.edu/walpole (site of the Lewis Walpole Library in Farmington, Conn.) The P&D Library has 5 boxes of photos of Walpole manuscripts (originals at Farmington) : 4 boxes are of Horace Walpole's 2 ms 'Books of Materials', 1759 & 1771 and 1 box of photos of his ms 'Miscellany' 1786-95. The latter has been published and edited by Lars E. Troide (copy in P&D library).

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Museum number: 1892,0801.24 |
Production date: 12thC(late) |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Cologne (city)

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Museum number: 1892,0801.34 |
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Production date: 1745-1750

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Producer name: BIOG51755 Drawn by:Jan Wyck |
Production date: 1645-1700

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Production date: 1665-1745

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Producer name: BIOG34547 Drawn by:Louis Laguerre |
Production date: 1663-1721

drawing

Museum number: 1881,0611.179 |
Producer name: BIOG43574 Drawn by:Jonathan Richardson Senior |
Production date: 1734-1735

drawing

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Production date: 1680-1685

drawing

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Production date: 1735-1736

drawing

Museum number: 1902,0822.18 |
Producer name: BIOG43574 Drawn by:Jonathan Richardson Senior |
Production date: 1733

drawing

Museum number: 1902,0822.25 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Jonathan Richardson SeniorAfter:Sir Godfrey Kneller |
Production date: 1736

drawing

Museum number: 1902,0822.22 |
Producer name: BIOG43574 Drawn by:Jonathan Richardson Senior |
Production date: 1731

drawing

Museum number: 1902,0822.31 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Jonathan Richardson SeniorAfter:John Riley |
Production date: 1689

drawing

Museum number: 1902,0822.35 |
Producer name: BIOG43574 Drawn by:Jonathan Richardson Senior |
Production date: 1736

drawing

Museum number: 1902,0822.37 |
Producer name: BIOG43574 Drawn by:Jonathan Richardson Senior |
Production date: 1738

drawing

Museum number: 1902,0822.34 |
Producer name: BIOG43574 Drawn by:Jonathan Richardson Senior |
Production date: 1736