Design for Interior Decoration
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Where is “Design for Interior Decoration” now? Collection: Victoria and Albert Museum, London. Not on view at present. Checked September 25, 2026.
London, United Kingdom
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About the work
The firm of W. Homann & Son, of 60 Berners Street, London, were designers and house painters who specialised in creating elaborate ‘Pompeian-style’ decorative schemes. Their most prestigious commission came from Queen Victoria for Osborne House (c.1847-50), and throughout the 19th century they continued to design interiors for grand houses.
William Henry Homann originally established the firm in the 1840s. His son, Henry William Homann was admitted to the Company of Painters and Stainers in 1864. His son, H. A. Homann, continued the family business into the 20th century.
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This design is one of a group by H. A. Homann which date from c.1895-1910 and are signed. The group comprises rough pencil sketches showing both individual design elements and proposed decorative schemes, as well as worked-up presentation drawings finished with coloured gouache and marked with the name of the intended client and location.
Victoria and Albert Museum
Details
- Accession number
- E.189-2015
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- Image: Victoria and Albert Museum — © Victoria and Albert Museum, London
