<oai_dc:dc xmlns:oai_dc="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/ http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc.xsd"><dc:title>The diversion of battledore and shittlecock from an original design in Vauxhall Gardens. [graphic]</dc:title><dc:date>[approximately 1750]</dc:date><dc:language>eng</dc:language><dc:description>In a large paneled room decorated with four paintings, a young couple play at battledore and shuttlecock. Another young woman, sitting on a low stool near the fireplace, appears to be keeping score</dc:description><dc:description>Title from item.</dc:description><dc:description>Sheet trimmed within plate mark resulting in loss of imprint.</dc:description><dc:description>Publisher inferred from another print in the series: The king and miller of Mansfied.</dc:description><dc:description>Publication date from an unverified card catalog record.</dc:description><dc:description>One of a series of engravings made from the paintings by Francis Hayman for the ballroom at Vauxhall Gardens in 1743.</dc:description></oai_dc:dc>