The Walpole collection was a collection of paintings and other works of art at Houghton Hall in Norfolk and at other residences of Sir Robert Walpole. Many of the important works were sold in 1779 to Catherine the Great of Russia, and the Hermitage Museum still owns more than 120 works from the collection.
Head of Pope Innocent X after Velazquez, now in the National Gallery of Art, Washington
The Kitchen by David Teniers II, now in the Hermitage Museum
Jean-Baptiste Oudry's The White Duck, which was stolen from Houghton Hall in 1990
Pope Clement IX by Carlo Maratta, now in the Hermitage
Houghton Hall is a country house in the parish of Houghton in Norfolk, England. It is the residence of the 7th Marquess of Cholmondeley.
The façade of Houghton Hall in 2007
The façade of Houghton Hall from Colen Campbell's Vitruvius Britannicus. The corner towers were replaced with domes in the final design.
Chimneypiece from The Plans, Elevations and Sections, Chimney-pieces and Cielings [sic] of Houghton in Norfolk, 1735 V&A Museum no. 13095
Jean-Baptiste Oudry's The White Duck, which was stolen from Houghton Hall in 1990