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Orford, 1st Earl of; Walpole, Sir Robert, 1676-1745; and Houghton Hall

Catalogue reference: FHS/4/1/126

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This record is a file about the Orford, 1st Earl of; Walpole, Sir Robert, 1676-1745; and Houghton Hall dating from [c1970s].

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FHS/4/1/126
Title
Orford, 1st Earl of; Walpole, Sir Robert, 1676-1745; and Houghton Hall
Date
[c1970s]
Description

Includes:

-annotated photocopy of a handwritten document titled 'A Catalogue of The Right Honble. Sir Robert Walpole's Collection of Pictures, 1736', undated (55pp)

-handwritten notes concerning sales of pictures from the collection, undated (10pp)

-annotated photocopy pages from a sale catalogue, 13-14 June 1751, pp 89-91

-annotated photocopy pages from an unknown publication concerning the sale of the Houghton Gallery, undated (2pp)

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Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art
Language
English
Physical description
1 file
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FHS/4/1

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Orford, 1st Earl of; Walpole, Sir Robert, 1676-1745; and Houghton Hall