Discover the history and elegance of Houghton Hall, one of England’s grandest country houses, built in the 1720s by Sir Robert Walpole, Britain’s first prime minister during this art lecture. Rarely-exhibited, this spectacular collection at the Legion of Honor includes Old Master and 18th-century paintings, tapestries, Roman antiquities and treasures, and exquisite furniture that has been passed down through the centuries.
Discover the history and elegance of Houghton Hall, one of England’s grandest country houses, built in the 1720s by Sir Robert Walpole, Britain’s first prime minister during this art lecture. Rarely-exhibited, this spectacular collection at the Legion of Honor includes Old Master and 18th-century paintings, tapestries, Roman antiquities and treasures, and exquisite furniture that has been passed down through the centuries.
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