5/24/2023 0 Comments Download lounge lizardThe son of Sir Robert Walpole, Prime Minister, he inherited the title of Earl of Orford late in life. Walpole was, among other things, a Member of Parliament, the author of first gothic novel The Castle of Otranto, an architect and interior designer, a prolific letter-writer, and a prodigious collector of art and antiques. Horace Walpole by Sir Joshua Reynolds,1756-1757 (National Portrait Gallery) Her birth date is not recorded, but by the time she died in February 1747, she had lived long enough to become the favoured companion of her owner Horace Walpole (1717-1797). She was a tabby, or possibly a tortoiseshell – there is some dubiety. The reader might not, however, know about Selima. Cohn was also the very special friend of Herbert’s wife, Lady Michelham, the former Aimée Geraldine Bradshaw. He was, among many other things, a close friend of Herbert Stern, the First Baron Michelham, and Herbert’s adviser on racehorses and many other essential accessories of the high life. ![]() ![]() Regular readers of this blog already know about Captain Cohn (see here and here). ![]() Warning: the connection is rather tenuous. My self-imposed task in this piece is to establish a connection between a Lounge Lizard called Captain Jefferson Davis Cohn (born 1881) and a Cat called Selima (died 1747).
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