His outstanding collection of paintings was sold by his grandson to Catherine the Great and is now in the Hermitage.
His outstanding collection of paintings was sold by his grandson to Catherine the Great and is now in the Hermitage. A Whig leader, in 1712, he was convicted on dubious charges of corruption by the Tory administration. In 1720, he was called upon to salvage government finances after the South Sea Bubble and was appointed first lord of the treasury and chancellor of the exchequer. FTP name this man regarded as Britain's first Prime Minister.
His outstanding collection of paintings was sold by his grandson to Catherine the Great and is now in the Hermitage.
Sir Robert {Walpole}