Horatio Walpole, 1st Baron Walpole of Wolterton (1678-1757), Diplomat and politician
Sitter associated with 10 portraits
Diplomat and Whig politician. As an M.P. for 46 years and ambassador to the Netherlands and to France, Lord Walpole played a leading role in the 18th-century Whig supremacy most especially during his younger brother, Sir Robert Walpole's long reign as Prime Minister.
Unknown man, formerly known as Horatio Walpole, 1st Baron Walpole of Wolterton
by Unknown artist
oil on canvas, circa 1695-1720
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Horatio Walpole, 1st Baron Walpole of Wolterton
by Christian Friedrich Zincke
enamel on copper, circa 1720-1725
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Horatio Walpole, 1st Baron Walpole of Wolterton
by John Simon, after Jean Baptiste van Loo
mezzotint, 1741 (1739)
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Horatio Walpole, 1st Baron Walpole of Wolterton
by John Simon, after Jean Baptiste van Loo
mezzotint, 1741 (1739)
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Horatio Walpole, 1st Baron Walpole of Wolterton
by John Simon, after Jean Baptiste van Loo
mezzotint, 1741 (1739)
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Horatio Walpole, 1st Baron Walpole of Wolterton
by John Simon, after Jean Baptiste van Loo
mezzotint, 1741 (1739)
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Horatio Walpole, 1st Baron Walpole of Wolterton
by John Simon, after Jean Baptiste van Loo
mezzotint, 1741 (1739)
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Horatio Walpole, 1st Baron Walpole of Wolterton
by John Simon, after Jean Baptiste van Loo
mezzotint, 1741 (1739)
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Horatio Walpole, 1st Baron Walpole of Wolterton
by William Holl Sr, published by Harding & Lepard, after William Derby, after Jean Baptiste van Loo
stipple engraving, published 1 January 1831
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Horatio Walpole, 1st Baron Walpole of Wolterton ('The Norfolk Dumplin')
by Street, after L. Bond
etching, published 1744
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Related People
Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford (brother)
Robert Walpole, 2nd Earl of Orford (nephew)
Horatio ('Horace') Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford (nephew)
Horatio Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford (son)
Horatio Walpole, 2nd Earl of Orford (grandson)
Mary Walpole (née Lombard), Lady Walpole of Wolterton (wife)
Sir Edward Walpole (grandfather)
Galfridus Walpole (brother)
George Walpole (grandson)
Robert Walpole
Robert Walpole
Thomas Walpole (son)
Category
Politics, Government and Diplomacy
Groups
Ambassadors and diplomats
Places
France
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