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Drawing, Canopy

This is a Drawing. It was designed by Frederick Crace and made for (as the client) George IV, King of England. It is dated 1815–22 and we acquired it in 1948. Its medium is brush and watercolor, graphite on off-white coarse laid paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

It is credited Museum purchase through gift of Mrs. John Innes Kane.

Its dimensions are

21.6 x 24.9 cm (8 1/2 x 9 13/16 in.) Mat: 35.6 x 45.7 cm (14 x 18 in.)

It has the following markings

Stamps: Cooper Union Museum stamp on verso.

It is inscribed

In brown ink on verso: "Mr..Crace." Traces of inscription in brown ink trimmed at top margin.

Cite this object as

Drawing, Canopy; Designed by Frederick Crace (English, 1779–1859); Client: George IV, King of England; England; brush and watercolor, graphite on off-white coarse laid paper; 21.6 x 24.9 cm (8 1/2 x 9 13/16 in.) Mat: 35.6 x 45.7 cm (14 x 18 in.); Museum purchase through gift of Mrs. John Innes Kane; 1948-40-94

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