Fireplace with painted decoration
George Brookshaw, 1790
Brookshaw's furniture and chimneypieces are composed of marble, wood and copper and distinguished by all-over painted decoration. While many of the painted medallions of landscapes and figures on his furniture and chimneypieces were derived from the work of Angelica Kauffman, the flower decoration was of Brookshaw's own devising.
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Title of artwork, date
Fireplace with painted decoration, 1790
Date supported
1993
Medium and material
Wood, copper, gesso gilding & paint
Dimensions
155 x 210 x 30 cm
Grant
9200
Total cost
37501
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