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Drawing, Design for a Painted Ceiling with Alternative Suggestions, Possibly for the Entrance Hall

This is a Drawing. It was designed by Frederick Crace and made for (as the client) George IV, King of England. It is dated 1801 or earlier and we acquired it in 1948. Its medium is brush and watercolor, pen and black ink on white wove paper mounted on heavy white wove 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

25.5 x 19.7 cm (10 1/16 x 7 3/4 in.) Mat: 35.6 x 45.7 cm (14 x 18 in.)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Design for a Painted Ceiling with Alternative Suggestions, Possibly for the Entrance Hall; Designed by Frederick Crace (English, 1779–1859); Client: George IV, King of England; England; brush and watercolor, pen and black ink on white wove paper mounted on heavy white wove paper; 25.5 x 19.7 cm (10 1/16 x 7 3/4 in.) Mat: 35.6 x 45.7 cm (14 x 18 in.); Museum purchase through gift of Mrs. John Innes Kane; 1948-40-181

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