Houghton revisited : the Walpole masterpieces from Catherine the Great's Hermitage.
Title:
Houghton revisited : the Walpole masterpieces from Catherine the Great's Hermitage.
Author:
Harris, John, 1931-
Dukelʹskai͡a, L. A. (Larisa Aleksandrovna)
Moore, Andrew W.
Morel, Thierry.
Gosudarstvennyĭ Ėrmitazh (Russia)
ISBN:
9781907533501
Publication Information:
London : Royal Academy of Arts, c2013.
Physical Description:
255 p. : chiefly col. ill., ports. ; 29 cm
General Note:
Published on the occasion of the exhibition held at Houghton Hall, King's Lynn, Norfolk, May 17-Sept. 29, 2013.
"Organised in collaboration with the State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg"--P. [8].
Contributions by Larissa Dukelskaya, John Harris, Andrew Moore and Thierry Morel.
Abstract:
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. This book uncovers the wonders of Walpole's collection, which includes paintings by Van Dyck, Poussin, Rubens and Rembrandt.
I. The Great Staircase -- II. The Stone Hall -- III. The Common Parlour -- IV. The Library -- V. The Marble Parlour -- VI. The Cabinet Room -- VII. The Embroidered Bedchamber -- VIII. The Tapestry Dressing Room -- IX. The Green Velvet Bedchamber -- X. The Carlo Maratta Room -- XI. The Saloon.
Added Corporate Author:
Subject:
| Painting, European -- 17th century -- Exhibitions. |
| Painting, European -- 18th century -- Exhibitions. |
| Painting -- Russia (Federation) -- Saint Petersburg -- Exhibitions. |
| Architectural drawing -- England -- 18th century -- Exhibitions. |
| Walpole, Robert, Earl of Orford, 1676-1745 -- Art collections -- Exhibitions. |
| Catherine II, Empress of Russia, 1729-1796 -- Art collections -- Exhibitions. |
| Gosudarstvennyĭ Ėrmitazh (Russia) -- Exhibitions. |
| Houghton Hall (England) -- History -- Exhibitions. |
Summary:
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. This book uncovers the wonders of Walpole's collection, which includes paintings by Van Dyck, Poussin, Rubens and Rembrandt.
I. The Great Staircase -- II. The Stone Hall -- III. The Common Parlour -- IV. The Library -- V. The Marble Parlour -- VI. The Cabinet Room -- VII. The Embroidered Bedchamber -- VIII. The Tapestry Dressing Room -- IX. The Green Velvet Bedchamber -- X. The Carlo Maratta Room -- XI. The Saloon.