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Horace Walpole

(1717-1797), Writer and collector

Horatio ('Horace') Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford

Mid-Georgian Portraits Catalogue Entry

Sitter associated with 20 portraits
The youngest son of the Prime Minister Sir Robert Walpole, Horace Walpole was one of the eighteenth century's most famous writers, collectors and socialites. A pioneer of the Gothic taste in art, architecture and literature, he formed an exceptional collection at Strawberry Hill, the 'little Gothic castle' which he designed in Twickenham. His literary works include the first history of English art, Anecdotes of Painting, 1762, and the Gothic novel, The Castle of Otranto, 1764. Walpole was a great socialite and his collected letters are full of gossip and information about the most fashionable figures of the eighteenth century. He succeeded in 1791 as 4th Earl of Orford.

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Horace Walpole, by Sir Joshua Reynolds - NPG 6520

Horace Walpole

by Sir Joshua Reynolds
oil on canvas, circa 1756-1757
On display in Room 18 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 6520

Horace Walpole, by James Macardell, after  Sir Joshua Reynolds - NPG D18993

Horace Walpole

by James Macardell, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, (circa 1756-1757)
NPG D18993

Horace Walpole, by D.P. Pariset, after  Pierre-Étienne Falconet - NPG D5426

Horace Walpole

by D.P. Pariset, after Pierre-Étienne Falconet
stipple engraving, (1768)
NPG D5426

Horace Walpole, by T. Evans, after  Sir Thomas Lawrence - NPG D21326

Horace Walpole

by T. Evans, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
stipple engraving, (1795)
NPG D21326

Horace Walpole, by Burnet Reading, published by  John Sewell, after  Sir Joshua Reynolds - NPG D14937

Horace Walpole

by Burnet Reading, published by John Sewell, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
line engraving, published 1797 (1756)
NPG D14937

Horace Walpole, published by Silvester (Sylvester) Harding, and published by  Peter Brown, after  John Giles Eccardt - NPG D18982

Horace Walpole

published by Silvester (Sylvester) Harding, and published by Peter Brown, after John Giles Eccardt
stipple engraving, published 15 December 1798 (1754)
NPG D18982

Horace Walpole, by William Daniell, after  George Dance - NPG D12113

Horace Walpole

by William Daniell, after George Dance
soft-ground etching, published 1 November 1808 (13 July 1793)
NPG D12113

Horace Walpole, by Henry Meyer, published by  T. Cadell & W. Davies, after  William Evans, after  Sir Thomas Lawrence - NPG D39369

Horace Walpole

by Henry Meyer, published by T. Cadell & W. Davies, after William Evans, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
stipple engraving, published 27 November 1811
NPG D39369

Horace Walpole, by Henry Meyer, published by  T. Cadell & W. Davies, after  William Evans, after  Sir Thomas Lawrence - NPG D14065

Horace Walpole

by Henry Meyer, published by T. Cadell & W. Davies, after William Evans, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
stipple engraving, published 27 November 1811 (1795)
NPG D14065

Horace Walpole, by Henry Meyer, published by  T. Cadell & W. Davies, after  William Evans, after  Sir Thomas Lawrence - NPG D20115

Horace Walpole

by Henry Meyer, published by T. Cadell & W. Davies, after William Evans, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
stipple engraving, published 27 November 1811 (1795)
NPG D20115

Horace Walpole, by Samuel William Reynolds, after  Sir Joshua Reynolds - NPG D3771

Horace Walpole

by Samuel William Reynolds, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 1820
NPG D3771

Horace Walpole, by William Greatbach, after  John Giles Eccardt - NPG D5425

Horace Walpole

by William Greatbach, after John Giles Eccardt
stipple and line engraving, published 1857
NPG D5425

Horace Walpole, by William Greatbach, after  Johann Heinrich Muntz - NPG D5424

Horace Walpole

by William Greatbach, after Johann Heinrich Muntz
stipple and line engraving, published 1858
NPG D5424

Horace Walpole, after James Macardell, after  Sir Joshua Reynolds - NPG D5423

Horace Walpole

after James Macardell, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
photogravure, late 19th century (1757)
NPG D5423

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Horace Walpole

by T. Evans, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
stipple engraving, (1795)
NPG D19933

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