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Horace Walpole, 4. Earl of Orford war ein britischer Schriftsteller, Politiker und Künstler. Er gilt als Begründer der Gothic Novel und beschrieb als erster den englischen Landschaftsgarten. 1754 prägte er in seinen Briefen den Neologismus Serendipity, den der Soziologe Robert K. Merton dann im wissenschaftlichen Sprachgebrauch ...
Horatio Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford (/ ˈ w ɔː l p oʊ l /; 24 September 1717 – 2 March 1797), better 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, southwest London, reviving the Gothic style some decades before ...
15. Apr. 2024 · In full: Horace Walpole, 4th earl of Orford. Original name: Horatio Walpole. Born: September 24, 1717, London, England. Died: March 2, 1797, London (aged 79) Notable Works: “Anecdotes of Painting in England” “The Castle of Otranto”
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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.
Horatio William Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford (18 April 1813 – 7 December 1894), styled Lord Walpole between 1822 and 1858, was a British peer and Conservative politician.
Horace Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford (British, London 1717–1797 London) 1743 Leaf from Aedes Walpolinae mounted with a hand-written sheet, two prints and a printed sheet with drawn additions: (a): Sermon on Painting, continued; (b): St. Peter's Church at Walpole; (c): Chateau de Picton; (d): Monument of Eudo de Arsie; (e) Printed text ...
It was created a third time in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1806 for Horatio Walpole, 4th Baron Walpole of Walpole, a cousin of the 4th Earl of the 2nd creation. The title became extinct in 1931.
