View inside Vauxhall Gardens, with the Grand Walk on the right leading towards the obelisk. The orchestra is seen to the left, flanked by pavillions on either side. Elegantly dressed figures socialize in the gardens and walk in pairs down the tree-lined path
Alternative Title:
View at the entrance into Vauxhall
Description:
Title, artist, and date from the 1761 engraving after this drawing., Unsigned., and Engraved in reverse by Edward Rooker and issued as a plate to: London and its environs described. London : R. and J. Dodsley, 1761.
Subject (Geographic):
Vauxhall Gardens (London, England),, England, and London.
"View inside Vauxhall Gardens; the Grand Walk on the left looking down towards the obelisk; the orchestra to the right and pavillions on either side; elegantly dressed figures in gardens."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
View at the entrance into Vauxhall
Description:
Title engraved below image., Plate from: Entick, J. A new and accurate history and survey of London, Westminster, Southwark, and places adjacent. London : Printed for Edward and Charles Dilly, 1766., and Window mounted to 17 x 22 cm; matted to 28 x 41 cm.
Publisher:
Edward and Charles Dilly
Subject (Geographic):
Vauxhall Gardens (London, England),, England, and London.
"View of the new orchestra stand in Vauxhall Gardens at night; lights illuminating front, elegantly dressed figures dancing or watching orchestra in foreground."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Vauxhall Gardens
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate numbered in upper right, above image: Plate 88., Plate from: Microcosm of London. London : R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, No. 101 Strand, [1808-1810?], v. 3, opposite page 204., and 1 print : aquatint and etching on wove paper, hand-colored ; plate mark 27.9 x 23.6 cm, on sheet 34.2 x 26.5 cm.
Publisher:
Pub. Octr. 1st, 1809, at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 101 Strand
Subject (Geographic):
Vauxhall Gardens (London, England), London (England), England, and London.
"View of the new orchestra stand in Vauxhall Gardens at night; lights illuminating front, elegantly dressed figures dancing or watching orchestra in foreground."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Vauxhall Gardens
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate numbered in upper right, above image: Plate 88., Plate from: Microcosm of London. London : R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, No. 101 Strand, [1808-1810?], v. 3, opposite page 204., and Mounted on leaf 34 of volume 10 of 14 volumes.
Publisher:
Pub. Octr. 1st, 1809, at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 101 Strand
Subject (Geographic):
Vauxhall Gardens (London, England), London (England), England, and London.
"Bird's eye view of the grand house and gardens in Chiswick, west London; the river Thames in foreground"--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
House at Chiswick in the county of Middlesex, one of the seats of The Rt. Honble. Charles Boyle Baron Clifforde of Londesburgh ...
Description:
Title from caption below image., Publisher and date of publication from that of the volume in which the print appears., Plate from: Britannia illustrata ... London : D. Mortier, 1707., Plate numbered "30" in lower right corner., and Embossed stamp in lower left corner of plate: Oval with "W" inside.
"Bird's eye view of St James's Palace looking across formal gardens towards the City of London; cavalcade with coaches advancing down the Mall on the right"--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Saint James's House and Palais Royal de St. James
Description:
Title from caption below image., Publisher and date of publication from that of the volume in which the print appears., Plate from: Britannia illustrata ... London : D. Mortier, 1707., and Plate numbered "2" in lower right corner.
A collection of sixty-four prints (mostly engravings and etchings) showing views of London and its vicinity, including views of Chelsea with Ranelagh, Hampstead, Highgate from Upper Halloway, Old Bedham with the gardens in front, Whitehall with the gatehouse, Grosvenor Square, St. Mary's Church on the Strand with old Somerset House, The Royale Mews in Charing Cross, St. James's Square with the Round Pond, Covent Gardent, Royal Gardens of Somerset, Hampstead, and scarce views of Barnes and Richmond as well as views of Twickenham, and many other scenes in and around London in the later half of the 18th century
Subject (Geographic):
England, London., Thames River (England), Saint James's Park (London, England), Twickenham (London, England), and London (England)
Manuscripts, in a single hand, listing the produce sold to Lord Glenbervie -- all vegetables -- and the fruit listed separately as sold to Lady Glenbervie for the period 31 January 1814 till 20 December 1814. The seedsman is identified as James Astin of Kingston. A separate receipt for two-pence and blind stamped is dated February 1815
Description:
In English., Title supplied by cataloger., and For further information consult library staff.
Subject (Geographic):
England.
Subject (Name):
Astin, James. and Glenbervie, Sylvester Douglas, Baron, 1743-1823.
A view of Ranelagh Gardens during a masquarade, with the revellers wearing masks. After a design by Canaletto. For an engraving of the same scene in reverse, published by Robert Sayer in 1752, see British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1880,1113.2450
Alternative Title:
View of the canal, Chinese building, rotunda, &c. in Ranelagh Gardens, with masquerade, Vüe du canal, du batiment chinois, de la rotunda, &c. des Jardins de Ranelagh, un jour de masquarade, and Masquerade angloise
Description:
Title etched below image., Additional title "Masquerade angloise" at top of plate, etched as a mirror image., Signed in lower right corner with an illegible printmaker's signature., Date of publication from dealer's description., Sheet trimmed within plate mark on right and left sides., A 'vuë d'optique', designed to be viewed through an optical viewer that gives a sense of depth perspective; the scene is reversed, as is the additional title at top., Manuscript number "9" written in ink at bottom of sheet, centered., Mounted on board., and Windows of the rotunda in image cut out by hand and inset with hand-painted multi-color inserts, which appear illuminated when a light is held from behind.
"A circular building (the Rotunda) in the background and a Chinese structure on a lake reached by a bridge"--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Vüe du canal, du bâtiment, Chinois, de la Rotunda, &c. des Jardins de Ranelagh, un jour de masquarade
Description:
Title from caption below image., Terminal date of publication based on printseller's street address. See British Museum online catalogue., Later reissue of a print published in 1752. See British Museum online catalogue., "Publish'd according to act of Parliament"--Below image., and Plate numbered "74" in upper right corner.
Publisher:
Printed for & sold by Robt. Sayer at the Golden Buck, opposite Fetter Lane, Fleet Street
"View of the garden with figures promenading at the banks of the river, a building with lantern tower at left, figures punting before a footbridge in the centre, the river turning to right in the distance"--British Museum online catalogue, description of a later state of the same composition
Alternative Title:
Veuë de la derriere façade de la Cassina, et d'une partie de la Riviere Serpentine, terminée par le cascade dans les jardins du Comte de Burlington, a Chiswick
Description:
Title from caption below image. and Approximate date of publication from British Museum online catalogue.
Publisher:
Printed for John Ryall at Hogarth's Head in Fleet Street, John Bowles & Son at the Black Horse in Cornhil [sic], T. Bowles in St. Pauls Church Yard, & Robt. Sayer at the Golden Buck in Fleet-Street
"A view of the Royal Hospital at Chelsea, with the river in the foreground, swans and boats dotted on the water, and the Rotunda in Ranelaigh Gardens to the right of the hospital"--British Museum online catalogue, description of an earlier state of the same composition
Alternative Title:
Vüe de l'Hopital Royal des Invalides à̀ Chelsea et de la Rotonde dans les Jardins de Raneleagh auprés de Londres
Description:
Title from caption below image., Probably a later reissue of a print published 20 August 1751 by Robert Sayer. See British Museum online catalogue., and "Publish'd according to act of Parliament"--Below image.
Publisher:
Printed for & sold by Robt. Sayer at the Golden Buck, opposite Fetter Lane, Fleet Street
"The walk lined with trees continuing to the left; elegantly dressed figures clustered in groups in foreground, the band stand and pavilion to the right"--British Museum online catalogue, description of an earlier state of the same composition
Alternative Title:
Vüe de la Grande Alleé du Jardin de Vauxhall, prise de l'entree
Description:
Title from caption below image., Reissue, with different publication line, of a print published by Robert Sayer in 1751. See British Museum online catalogue., "Publish'd according to act of Parliament"--Below image., and Plate numbered "68" in upper right corner.
Publisher:
Published 12th May, 1794, by Laurie & Whittle, 53 Fleet Street
"Norther end of the Cross Walk; the suburban fields screened by a theatrical backcloth with view of a ruined viaduct, a lake and waterfall beyond; elegantly dressed figures in foregroundt"--British Museum online catalogue, description of a later state of the same composition
Alternative Title:
Vüe du Centre de la Grande Alleé du Jardin de Vauxhall
Description:
Title from caption below image., Date of publication based on that of earlier state and on printseller's street address. See British Museum online catalogue., Reissue, with publication date burnished and plate number altered, of a print published by Robert Sayer in 1751. See Lewis Walpole Library call no.: Topos L847 no. 111+., "Publish'd according to act of Parliament"--Below image., and Plate numbered "71" in upper right corner.
Publisher:
Printed for & sold by Robt. Sayer at the Golden Buck, opposite Fetter Lane, Fleet Street
publish'd according to act of Parliament, Decr. 2, 1751.
Call Number:
Topos L847 no. 111+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Norther end of the Cross Walk; the suburban fields screened by a theatrical backcloth with view of a ruined viaduct, a lake and waterfall beyond; elegantly dressed figures in foregroundt"--British Museum online catalogue, description of a later state of the same composition
Alternative Title:
Vüe du Centre de la Grande Alleé du Jardin de Vauxhall
Description:
Title from caption below image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark on lower edge., and Plate numbered "6" in upper right corner.
Publisher:
Printed for & sold by Robt. Sayer at the Golden Buck, opposite Fetter Lane, Fleet Street
"View of Grosvenor Square with a circular garden in the centre"--British Museum online catalogue, description of an earlier state of the same composition
Alternative Title:
Vüe de la Place de Grosvenor a Londres
Description:
Title from caption below image., Probably a later reissue of a print published 1 December 1751. See British Museum online catalogue., "Publish'd according to act of Parliament"--Below image., and Plate numbered "30" in upper right corner.
Publisher:
Printed for & sold by Robt. Sayer at the Golden Buck, opposite Fetter Lane, Fleet Street
Signatures: 1 l. unsigned, B-D⁴, 1 l. unsigned., Includes: Pope's Verses on a grotto: p. 12; 'The cave of Pope: a prophecy' by R. Dodsley: p. 19-20; 'A character of Mr. Pope's writings' [in verse; by William Thompson]: p. 21-29., Number [8] in volume labelled: Poems & odes., and Bound in volume with armorial bookplate "Kirkwall [i.e. Hamilton, earl of Orkney]" and binder's title "Poems & odes" on spine.
"View of the gardens fronting Somerset House, with the River Thames on the left, Westminster Abbey and Bridge in the distance on the left, and Somerset House and gardens on the right."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Vüe de Jarden Royal de Somerset, du cote de la riviere
Description:
Titles etched below image, in English and French., Later state; remnants of burnished imprint visible at bottom of plate., Plate reissued by Sayer and Bennett and listed in their 1775 catalogue as part of the series "Twelve perspective views of the principal churches, streets, and squares in the cities of London and Westminster", in the section on "Sets of small prints"; see: Sayer and Bennett's enlarged catalogue of new and valuable prints. London : [Sayer and Bennett], 1775, pages 87, no. 10., Plate numbered "12" in upper right corner., Watermark: 1817., Leaf 43 in an album of views of London and its vicinity., and Pencil annotation below plate line, in a later hand: Old Somerset House.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
London (England), Thames River (England),, Westminster Bridge (London, England),, England, and London.
Subject (Name):
Somerset House (London, England), and Westminster Abbey,
Subject (Topic):
Gardens, Rivers, Castles & palaces, Bridges, and Boats
"Bird's eye view over Vauxhall Gardens, with figures surrounding bandstand and the Prince of Wales's pavillion in centre, triumphal arches at right and supper boxes at either side of the gardens, the conical roof of the 'Elegant music room' at extreme left"--British Museum online catalogue, description of an earlier state
Alternative Title:
General prospect of Vauxhall Gardens and Vüe d'etaillee des Jardins de Vaux Hall
Description:
Title from text below image., Later state, with publication line burnished from plate. For an earlier state published in 1751 by John Bowles, see British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1880,1113.5465., Date of publication based on that of earlier state. See British Museum online catalogue., and Plate numbered "128" in upper right corner.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
London (England), Vauxhall Gardens (London, England),, England, and London.
