Frederick Crace

Frederick Crace (3 June 1779 – 18 September 1859)[1][2] was an English interior decorator who worked for George IV when Prince of Wales, for whom he created the chinoiserie interiors of the Brighton Pavilion.

Crace was also a collector of maps, topographical prints, and drawings, now at the British Library.

Frederick was the son of the prominent London decorator John 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 at Windsor Castle and Buckingham Palace, in which he was assisted by his son, John Gregory Crace.

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.