Frederick Crace (3 June 1779 – 18 September 1859)[1][2] was an Englishinterior decorator who worked forGeorge IV when Prince of Wales, for whom he created thechinoiserie interiors of theBrighton Pavilion. Crace was also a collector of maps, topographical prints, and drawings, now at theBritish Library.
Frederick was the son of the prominent London decoratorJohn C. Crace (1754–1819), who had been hired in 1788 to provide Chinese works of art for the Royal Pavilion.
Beside his familiar interiors at the Marine Pavilion in Brighton, Crace provided interiors atWindsor Castle andBuckingham Palace, in which he was assisted by his son,John Gregory Crace.
Frederick married Augusta Harrop Gregory, the daughter of John Gregory, a London magistrate and treasurer of theWhig Club.[3] In 1830, his son John Gregory became a full partner in the family business, thereafter known as Frederick Crace & Son, on inheriting property and capital from his mother, who died in 1827.[3] Crace & Son designed theSt James's Theatre, London (1835), and the younger Crace developed into a well-regarded designer of theatres on his own.
For Crace's collection of topographical prints and drawings,Thomas H. Shepherd was employed to paint old London buildings prior to their demolition to provide a historical record.
He died at his home inHammersmith on 18 September 1859, aged 80.[4] He was buried atWest Norwood Cemetery. His extensive collection of British topography was purchased for the British Museum by his son in 1880.
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