Geometry of orbit closures for the representations associated to gradings of Lie algebras of types $E_7$

This paper is a continuation of arXiv:1201.1102. We investigate the orbit closures for the class of representations of simple algebraic groups associated to various gradings on the simple Lie algebra of type $E_7$. The methods for classifying the orbits for these actions were developed by Vinberg . We give the orbit descriptions, the degeneration partial orders, and indicate normality of the orbit closures. We also investigate the rational singularities, Cohen-Macaulay and Gorenstein properties for the orbit closures. We give the information on the defining ideals of orbit closures.