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Watercolor and ink drawing of a rustic timber-roofed interior with a stone hearth, barrel, ladder and shelves of pottery.

Rustic Interior: Stage Design for the Teatro de' Felicini, Bologna

Antonio Giuseppe Basoli, 1800

Watercolor interior of St. Peter's Basilica with coffered vaults, sculpted piers and small figures on the marble floor.

Interior of St. Peter's Illuminated

Francesco Panini, 1780

Brown ink drawing of a garden with a ruined archway, columns, an eagle-topped fountain, potted plants and a small building.

A Garden with Ruined Archway

Carlo Antonio Buffagnotti, 1710

Red chalk sketch of an ornate fountain on a pedestal beside a reclining nude male figure, within a gold-bordered frame.

Fountain and nude male figure

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Hand-colored floral textile design with pink roses, yellow and blue blossoms and green leaves along a branch border.

Floral design for printed textile

Louis-Albert DuBois, 1800

Watercolor design elevation of an interior wall with two arched niches holding gilded seated figures and a central grey urn.

Design for Entrance Hall, East Wall, Royal Pavilion, Brighton

Frederick Crace, 1800

Watercolor drawing of the Arch of Severus in the Roman Forum with ruined columns, a bell tower and small figures.

View of the Roman Forum, With the Arch of Severus in the Foreground

William Hadfield, 1770

Red chalk drawing of two classical urns, one with scrolled handles on a pedestal, the other lyre-shaped, on cream paper.

Two urns

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Pen and ink ground floor plan of a symmetrical country house with a central hall and curved double staircase.

Plan of the Ground Floor of a Country House

John Trumbull, 1770

Watercolor elevation of a decorated hall wall with two gilded seated figures in arched niches and a central incense urn.

Entrance Hall, East Wall, Royal Pavilion, Brighton

Frederick Crace, 1800

Pen and ink sketch of a rococo ceiling design with cartouches, scrollwork and garlands, plus corner ornament studies.

Ceiling Design for the Salone di Stupinigi (Main Hall of the Hunting Lodge)

Filippo Juvarra, 1720

Painted floral textile design with white and blue flowers, multicolored lobed leaves, and grey branches on a dotted dark grou

Floral design for printed textiles

Louis-Albert DuBois, 1800

Red chalk drawing of three ornamental urns with scrolled handles, garlands and pedestal bases on a cream sheet.

Three urns

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Watercolor design of a blue and gold ewer flanked by two oval brown cameo panels with classical figures and cherubs.

Ornament Design with Ewer and Cameos

Michel Angelo Pergolesi, 1770

Watercolor design of a Chinese-style wall with an arched sky niche, lattice borders, paneled doors and red latticework.

Wall Decoration, Entrance Hall, North Wall, Royal Pavilion, Brighton

Frederick Crace, 1800

Watercolor of a fallen robed man surrounded by daggered togaed figures in a Roman interior with a she-wolf relief.

The Death of Julius Caesar

Antonio Giuseppe Basoli, 1800

Hand-colored floral textile design with pink, red and blue flowers and green leaves in a corner border on pale paper.

Floral design for printed textile

Jean DuBois, 1800

Design drawing of a trellised ceiling opening to a cloudy sky, with climbing roses, drapery and a floral urn.

The Royal Pavilion, Brighton, Ceiling Design: a trellised balustrade, opening to the sky, possibly for entrance hall

Frederick Crace, 1800

Watercolor drawing of a formal garden with a fountain, stone urns, rocaille arch, classical buildings and tall trees.

Garden with Classical Buildings and a Fountain

Isaac de Moucheron, 1740

Gridded needlework pattern of pink roses in a yellow basket, with floral borders on both sides.

Drawing - T. P. Devrient, 1800

T. P. Devrient, 1800

Watercolor design for a ceiling with a painted cloudy sky in a square coffered frame, flanked by lattice lunettes.

Design for Ceiling Decoration, for condervatory/music room or perhaps dining room

Frederick Crace, 1800

Pen and wash drawing of Roman soldiers gesturing at a curtained bed while a woman slumps in a chair in the foreground.

Nero Finding the Body of His Mother, Agrippina

Antonio Giuseppe Basoli, 1800

Ink and wash architectural elevation of a classical wall fountain with niches, statues, and a plan below.

Wall Fountain Elevation

Pellegrino Sabbatelli, 1790

Watercolor architectural elevation with a balcony, red columns, two figures in arched niches, and a central pagoda between ca

Design for the West Wall of the Entrance Hall, Royal Pavilion at Brighton

Frederick Crace, 1800

Red chalk study of balusters, urns, moldings and acanthus leaf ornaments arranged across a pale sheet.

Study of balusters and sculptural motifs

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Pen and ink architectural drawing of an altar elevation with fluted columns, labelled marble panels, and a laurel roundel.

Altar mensa

Giuseppe Barberi, 1800

Watercolor ceiling design of a dove carrying a flower garland through clouds, framed by diamond and rope borders.

Design for Ceiling

Frederick Crace, 1800

Red chalk drawing of a winged figure and a putto supporting an escutcheon, within a double-ruled border.

Winged figure and putto supporting escutcheon

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Brown wash drawing of neoclassical mantelpiece designs with caryatid, sphinx, urn, garlands and carved medallions.

Designs for a Mantelpiece

Giuseppe Barberi, 1780

Watercolor design of a colonnade with four bays showing a cloudy sky above red railings, with decorative gold corner brackets

Wall for Decoration, perhaps for corridor, Royal Pavilion, Brighton

Frederick Crace, 1800