A prospective view of Ranelagh Gardens and the Grand Amphitheatre

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Title: A prospective view of Ranelagh Gardens and the Grand Amphitheatre
Published / Created: [not before 1743]
Publication Place: London? and England London
Publisher: publisher not identified
Description: View of Ranelagh Pleasure Gardens, the large central rotunda with a classical portico, an octagonal fountain to the foreground, trees on either side and beyond, the Duke of York's Headquarters beyond, elegant figures strolling in the grounds.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark with loss of all text including the imprint.
See LR. 282.b.7.for a later impression, published by John Ryall in 1764.
Matted to: 38 x 57 cm.
Provenance: Michael Kemp; October 2025. Formerly in the collection of Peter Jackson.
Extent: 1 print : sheet 26 x 42 cm
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Coordinates: W0000930 W0000853 N0512922 N0512906
Language: English

Genre: Pictorial works
Early works to 1800
Early works
Etchings England London 1740-1750
Engravings England London 1740-1750
Views England London 1740-1750
Material: hand-colored etching and engraving ;
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Geographic): Ranelagh Gardens (London, England)
London (England)
England
London
Subjects: Ranelagh Gardens (London, England)
London (England) > Pictorial works > Early works to 1800
England > London
England > London > 1740-1750