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 and politician (1717–1797)
| Born | 24 September 1717 |
| Died | 2 March 1797 |
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English writer and 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, Early works to 1800, Painters, Art, Social life and customs, Portraits, Artists, Collectors and collecting, Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England), Biography, Engravers, Gardening, Politics and government, Sources, Art collections, Bibliography, Great britain, biography, Private collections, CatalogsPlaces
Great Britain, England, London, Twickenham (London, England), Grande-Bretagne, 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), Robert Walpole Earl of Orford (1676-1745), Horace Walpole Earl of Orford (1717-1797), George Vertue (1684-1756), Richard III King of England (1452-1485), Agnes Berry, George Montagu (1713(ca.)-1780), Henrietta Hobart Howard Suffolk Countess of (1688?-1767), Henry Seymour Conway (1721-1795), John Byron (1723-1786), 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, Augusta Princess of Wales (1719-1772), Barbara Cecilia Seton, Conyers Middleton (1683-1750), David Dalrymple Sir (1726-1792), David Hume (1711-1776), Ethelred, Frederick Louis Prince of Wales (1707-1751), George Augustus Selwyn (1719-1791)Time
George II, 1727-1760, 18th century, 1760-1789, George III, 1760-1820, 1727-1760, Richard III, 1483-1485, 17th centuryID Numbers
- OLID: OL2180322A
- BookBrainz: 8bc2ba1c-bc42-4527-9331-43884f8b082a
- GoodReads: 8131
- ISNI: 0000000108744758
- Library of Congress Names: n80126297
- LibriVox: 4690
- Project Gutenberg: 358
- SBN/ICCU (National Library Service of Italy): CFIV000461
- VIAF: 17231985
- Wikidata: Q309903
- Inventaire.io: wd:Q309903
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- Walpole, Horace earl of Orford
- Walpole, Horace Earl of Orford
- Walpole, Horace 4th Earl of Orford.
- Horace Horace Walpole
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