Horatio Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford, 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... Wikipedia
Born: September 24, 1717, London, United Kingdom
Died: March 2, 1797 (age 79 years), Berkeley Square, London, United Kingdom
Structures: Strawberry Hill House & Garden
Parents: Robert Walpole and Catherine Walpole
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Horace Walpole. (1717-1797), Writer and collector. Horatio ('Horace') Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford. Mid-Georgian Portraits Catalogue Entry.
(1717–97). English writer and collector Horace Walpole was famous in his day for his medieval horror tale The Castle of Otranto (1765), which is considered ...