Watercolors of what everyone’s drawing room should resemble, a place planned out by fairy princesses with wands to wave and make you smile. English. John Gregory Crace, maker (1809-1889). Also worked for Queen Victoria and on the houses of Parliament.
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Interior detail for the 6th Duke of Devonshire. 1851. Pencil, watercolor and bodycolor. Collaboration with artist Frederick Smallfield. © The Victoria and Albert Museum, London. Fair use license. via https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O595372/design-crace-john-gregory/ Design for a ceiling in four parts, one decorated with a compass motif. Rust and olive green with Moorish motifs. 19th c. Graphite, watercolor and gilt. Collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Cc0 License 1.0. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Design_for_Ceiling_in_Four_Parts,_One_Decorated_with_a_Compass_Motif,_in_Rust_and_Olive_Green,_Moorish_Motifs_MET_DP805629.jpg Design of marine motifs for stained glass. 19th c. Graphite, ink and watercolor. Collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Cc0 License 1.0. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Design_of_Marine_Motifs_for_Stained_Glass_MET_DP820941.jpg
