John Crunden (c. 1741 – 1828) was an

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of country houses and villas, and mobiliary designer.

Biography

Most of his early inspiration was drawn from Chippendale and his school. He produced a very large number of designs which were published in numerous volumes; among the most ambitious were ornamental centres for ceilings in which he introduced cupids with bows and arrows, Fame sounding her trumpet, and such like motives. Sport and natural history supplied him with many other themes, and one of his ceilings is a hunting scene representing a kill.

Works

His principal works were ''Designs for Ceilings''; ''Convenient and Ornamental Architecture'' (1767, last revised 1797, reprinted 1805);Dates from ''English Short-Title Catalogue'' (http://estc.bl.uk/F/?func=file&file_name=login-bl-estc), items T122803 and N44505 ''The Carpenter's Companion for Chinese Railings, Gates, etc.'' (1770); ''The Joiner and Cabinet-maker's Darling, or Sixty Designs for Gothic, Chinese, Mosaic and Ornamental Frets'' (1765); the design of

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Club, St James's Street, London (1775–76); and ''The Chimney Piece Maker's Daily Assistant'' (1776).

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