Houghton in Norfolk, the Seat of the Earl of Orford
Information
Title
Houghton in Norfolk, the Seat of the Earl of Orford
Record type
Digitised Book Plate Collection
Original Reference
BP/4841-1001/41
Author or creator
Watts; William (1752-1851)
Date
c.1779
Scope & content
Black and white engraved plate depicting Houghton Hall in Norfolk. The Hall was built in the 1720s for the first Prime Minister of Great Britain, Sir Robert Walpole. As of 2022, the house is open to the public. The Hall is in the foreground of the engraving, with an estate worker and dogs seen to the front of the Hall. The book plate bears the imprints 'Published as the Act directs, Sepr. 1st. 1782, by W.Watts, Chelsea' and 'W. Watts del. et Sculpt'. From the book 'The seats of the nobility and gentry' by William Watts. Inscription: '41' handwritten in pencil in the TR corner