Proposed Design for the West Wall of the Music Room, Royal Pavilion, Brighton

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Object Details

Artist
Frederick Crace, English, 1779–1859
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Elevation of the west wall with two large wall-paintings flanking the fireplace. The panel to the left has as its central subject a lion trampling two dragon-serpents, while the frame above is composed of two coiled serpents. The panel to the right is made up of ornamental motifs with a lion at center. Within narrow painted panels to the far left and far right are figures of devil-dancers.
Original album associated with this collection still exists. See 1948-40-1 accessory
Credit Line
Museum purchase through gift of Mrs. John Innes Kane
ca. 1817
Accession Number
1948-40-13
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
interiors
Object Name
Drawing
Type
Drawing
Medium
Watercolor over graphite on white wove paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 32.7 x 51.8 cm (12 7/8 x 20 3/8 in. )
designed in
England
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Record ID
chndm_1948-40-13
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq40c96bde8-5b01-4920-8508-d49dec6014aa
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