Wall Elevation, probably for the Banqueting Room, Royal Pavilion, Brighton
Classification
interiors
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Museum purchase through gift of Mrs. John Innes Kane
Accession Number
1948-40-33
About this artwork
Elevation of a wall, with a mantelpiece in the center. Over the mantelpiece, and flanking it, are three painted panels with Chinese figures, set in ornamental frames against a marbleized background. Doorways at both sides with decorative devices above them. Narrow columns at corners.
Art Historical Context
Step into the opulent world of Regency England with Frederick Crace's *Wall Elevation, probably for the Banqueting, Royal Pavilion, Brighton (1815–22).ace, a prominent English interior decorator (1779–1859), crafted this design drawing as part of the lavish renovations to King George IV's seaside palace in Brighton. The Royal Pavilion, with its fantastical Indo-Chinese exteriors and interiors, epitomized the era's taste for exoticism, blending Eastern motifs with Western grandeur during a time of imperial expansion and romantic escapism. At the heart of this elevation is a central mantelpiece...