Wall Decoration with Oriental Landscape, probably for Conservatory/Music Room, Royal Pavilion, Brighton

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Object Details

Architect
Frederick Crace, English, 1779–1859
Client
George IV, King of England, English, 1762 – 1830
Description
Design for a wall panel, the central area occupied by a large painting of a Chinese landscape with processional figures in the foreground. The painting is enclosed in a border of trellis-work, flanked by narrow vertical panels and columns, entwined by serpents.
Original album associated with this collection still exists: see 1948-40-1 accessory.
Credit Line
Museum purchase through gift of Mrs. John Innes Kane
1815–22
Accession Number
1948-40-63
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
interiors
Object Name
Drawing
Type
Drawing
Medium
Brush and watercolor, pen and black ink, graphite on white wove paper
Dimensions
17.6 x 22.6 cm (6 15/16 x 8 7/8 in.)
designed in
England
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Record ID
chndm_1948-40-63
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq44577247d-569d-4bd8-b58a-ca93dc99402f
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