Tag: John Gregory Crace

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.

Interior detail for the 6th Duke of Devonshire. 1851.
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.
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.
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