Drawing
1841 (made)
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John Gregory Crace worked extensively for the 6th Duke of Devonshire at Devonshire House, London, and Chatsworth, designing a wide range of decorative schemes and furniture. He is also well known for his collaboration with A.W.N. Pugin, with whom he worked on the decoration of the new Palace of Westminster, and the medieval court at the Crystal Palace.
The Crace family were the most important firm of interior decorators working in the 19th century. They worked for every British monarch from George III to Queen Victoria and on a range of buildings that includes royal palaces, Leeds Town Hall and the Great Exhibition building of 1862.
The Crace family were the most important firm of interior decorators working in the 19th century. They worked for every British monarch from George III to Queen Victoria and on a range of buildings that includes royal palaces, Leeds Town Hall and the Great Exhibition building of 1862.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Watercolour |
| Brief description | Design for ceiling decoration at Taymouth Castle in preparation for the visit of Queen Victoria in September 1842; by J.G. Crace, 1841. |
| Physical description | Design for ceiling decoration at Taymouth Castle, in preparation for the visit of Queen Victoria in 1842. This decoration features arabesque details and two side portraits of a man and woman. Each corner is decorated in the same way with a gold and blue decoration. |
| Marks and inscriptions | 1841 |
| Object history | Presented by J.D. Crace |
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| Summary | John Gregory Crace worked extensively for the 6th Duke of Devonshire at Devonshire House, London, and Chatsworth, designing a wide range of decorative schemes and furniture. He is also well known for his collaboration with A.W.N. Pugin, with whom he worked on the decoration of the new Palace of Westminster, and the medieval court at the Crystal Palace. The Crace family were the most important firm of interior decorators working in the 19th century. They worked for every British monarch from George III to Queen Victoria and on a range of buildings that includes royal palaces, Leeds Town Hall and the Great Exhibition building of 1862. |
| Bibliographic reference | Megan Aldrich, The Craces: royal decorators 1768-1899, London, Murray, 1990. |
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| Accession number | E.2742-1914 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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