Horatio Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford (24 September 1717 – 2 March 1797), also known as Horace Walpole, was an English writer, art historian, man of letters, antiquarian and Whig politician.
He had Strawberry Hill House built in Twickenham, south-west London, reviving the Gothic style some decades before his Victorian successors. His literary reputation rests on the first Gothic novel, The Castle of Otranto (1764), and his Letters, which are of significant social and political interest. They have been published by Yale University Press in 48 volumes.
He was the son of the first British Prime Minister, Sir Robert Walpole. As Horace Walpole was childless, on his death his barony of Walpole descended to his cousin of the same surname, who was created the new Earl of Orford.
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English writer, art historian, man of letters, antiquarian and Whig politician (1717-1797)
| Born | 24 September 1717 |
| Died | 2 March 1797 |
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English writer, art historian, man of letters, antiquarian and Whig politician (1717-1797)
| Born | 24 September 1717 |
| Died | 2 March 1797 |
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History, Correspondence, Walpole, horace, 1717-1797, Nobility, English Authors, Legislators, Painting, Art, Early works to 1800, Painters, Social life and customs, Portraits, Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England), Artists, Collectors and collecting, Engravers, Sources, Bibliography, Biography, Great britain, biography, Private collections, Art collections, Catalogs, Gardening, Politics and governmentPlaces
Great Britain, England, London, Twickenham (London, England), Italy, Norfolk, Norfolk (GB), Patagonia (Argentina and Chile), Strawberry Hill (Villa, England), Strawberry Hill, England (Villa), TwickenhamPeople
Horace Walpole (1717-1797), Mary Berry (1763-1852), Agnes Berry (1764-1852), Horace Walpole Earl of Orford (1717-1797), George Vertue (1684-1756), Robert Walpole Earl of Orford (1676-1745), Agnes Berry, George Montagu (1713(ca.)-1780), Henrietta Hobart Howard Suffolk Countess of (1688?-1767), Thomas Chatterton (1752-1770), Thomas Gray (1716-1771), 2 v. 10 Horace Walpole Earl of Orford (1717-1797), Alexander Pope (1688-1744), Anne Upper Ossory Countess of, Anthony Trollope (1815-1882), Barbara Cecilia Seton, Conyers Middleton (1683-1750), David Dalrymple Sir (1726-1792), Ethelred, George Augustus Selwyn (1719-1791), George II King of Great Britain, George II King of Great Britain (1683-1760), George Vertue, Hannah More (1745-1833), Henrietta (Hobart) Howard Suffolk (Countess of 1681?-1767)Time
George II, 1727-1760, 18th century, 1760-1789, George III, 1760-1820, 1727-1760, Richard III, 1483-1485
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- OLID: OL2180322A
- ISNI: 0000000108744758
- VIAF: 17231985
- Wikidata: Q309903
- Inventaire.io: wd:Q309903
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- Walpole, Horace, 4th earl of Oxford, 1717-1797.
- Walpole, Horace earl of Orford
- Walpole, Horace Earl of Orford
- Walpole, Horace 4th Earl of Orford.
- Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797.
- Horace 1717-1797 Walpole
- Walpole, Horace Earl of Orford.
- Horace Walpole (4th Earl of Orford )
- Horace 1717-1797 Counter-Addr Walpole
- Horace earl of Orford 1717-17 Walpole
- Horace Horace Walpole
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| September 30, 2020 | Edited by MARC Bot | add ISNI |
| October 24, 2019 | Edited by dcapillae | Added short bio |
| April 1, 2008 | Created by an anonymous user | initial import |