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In July 1821 Horatio, 10th Baron Robert Walpole of Wolterton attended the coronation of King George IV in this flashy little number. He wasn't trying to outshine the King: the Tudor-inspired outfits were apparently chosen by George himself!

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2022-06-02

La vita è una commedia
per coloro che pensano
e una tragedia
per coloro che sentono

Horace Walpole

(incisione di Dan Hillier)

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2022-05-23

Holographic Double - Tyler Walpole ()

Sold via MtG Art Market. Follow MtG Original Artwork on Instagram for more pictures and info.
https://t.co/UkeiB1oXCN

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2022-03-22

The Lewis Walpole Library will close Friday, February 4 at 12 noon due to inclement weather.

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2022-02-05

Garruk, Wrath of the Wilds - Tyler Walpole ()

Sold via MtG Art Market. Follow MtG Original Artwork on Instagram for more pictures and info.
https://t.co/yLySQ1tgnk

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2021-12-15

'The Castle of Otranto' (1764) by Horace Walpole is generally regarded as the first Gothic novel. The initial edition purported to be a translation based on a manuscript printed at Naples in 1529 https://t.co/qXPaGmwKqQ

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2021-11-29

Morbid Opportunist by Tyler Walpole

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2021-11-03

Happy Halloween from Walpole Kids Comics ! https://t.co/jZBsZr8nmg

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2021-10-31

Littjara Kinseekers - Tyler Walpole ()

Sold via MtG Art Market. Follow MtG Original Artwork on Instagram for more pictures and info.
https://t.co/xYcx3VGKIc

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2021-08-25

Book now for online and in-person tickets, for a talk with Sir Christopher Frayling this Wednesday 4 August at 7.30pm, on the events surrounding the tragic death of Walpole’s cat Selima in a and the Ode written in her honour: https://t.co/CDldHie98i

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2021-08-02

Sir Christopher Frayling joins us on Wednesday 4 August at 7.30pm, for an illustrated talk exploring the events surrounding the tragic death of Walpole’s tabby cat Selima, in a Chinese blue and white porcelain tub, now on display.

Book Now: https://t.co/tVqUx5QuF6

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2021-07-27

‘Walpole, for all his talents, was one of the vainest, most self-satisfied and sneering individuals of the entire eighteenth century- quite a distinction, given the competition’ (J. Riding, ‘Hogarth Life in Progress, 2021). Hardly surprising given his Hanoverian-loving father!

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2021-07-24

Following the launch of our first In Focus display: Goldfish Bowl, we are delighted to welcome Sir Christopher Frayling on Wednesday 4 August at 7.30pm, for an illustrated talk exploring the events surrounding the tragic death of Walpole’s cat Selima: https://t.co/tVqUx5QuF6

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2021-07-12

Commander’s Sphere - Tyler Walpole ()

Sold via MtG Art Market. Follow MtG Original Artwork on Instagram for more pictures and info.
https://t.co/LYCpoS5iwl

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2021-06-26

When Sir Robert Walpole fell from power one satirist had a field day depicting him evacuating all the offices he controlled. Among those lurking in the background under the legend "we come in now" was Bishop Smalbroke who clearly hoped to cash in

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2021-06-24

Las tres hijas de James Waldegrave, segundo conde de Waldegrave y Maria Walpole,
es un retrato encargado a Joshua Reynolds 1780-1781, con el fin de presentarlas en sociedad y casarlas convenientemente.
Os las presento 👇

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2021-06-06