The London pleasure gardens of the eighteenth century

Name: The London pleasure gardens of the eighteenth century
Author: Wroth, Warwick William

Wroth, Warwick William

London (England) -- History -- 18th century; Parks -- England -- London -- History

“Richard Temple, Viscount Cobham”                      „      17

    (Mezzotint. G. Kneller pinx.; Faber
    fecit 1732. W.)

    “Vincent Lunardi, Esq.”                                „      79

    R. Cosway del.; F. Bartolozzi sc., frontispiece
    to Lunardi’s _An Account of the First Aërial
    Voyage in England_. London, 1784. W.)

    “William Defesch”                                      „      97

    (Soldi pinx.; F. Morellon le Cave sc.,
    1751. W.)

    “Ann Catley”                                           „     105

    (Lawrenson pinx.; Evans sc., published
    by Matthews and Leigh, 1807.)

    “South-east View of Copenhagen House,”
    1783                                                   „     157

    (_See_ Views, Copenhagen House, No. 2.)

    The Rotunda at Ranelagh, _circ._ 1751                  „     202

    (From the 1754 ed. of Stow’s _Survey_.)

    The Chinese House, the Rotunda and the
    Company in Masquerade in Renelagh (_sic_)
    Gardens”                                               „     205

    (A coloured print, Bowles del. et sc.,
    1751. W.)

    “St. Helena Tavern and Tea Gardens”                    „     239

    (_See_ Views, St. Helena Gardens, No. 1.)

    “Mrs. Baddely”                                         „     243

    (Mezzotint. Zoffany pinx.; R. Lowrie
    sc. [1772]. W.)

    “View of the Savoy, Somerset House and the
    water entrance to Cuper’s Gardens”                     „     249

    (_See_ Views, Cuper’s Gardens, No. 1.)

    General Prospect of Vauxhall Gardens, 1751             „     301

    (From the 1754 ed. of Stow’s _Survey_.)

    The Rotunda (Music Room), Vauxhall, 1752               „     303

    (Printed for Tho. Bowles, 1752. W.)

    Admission ticket to the Vauxhall Jubilee Ridotto,
    29 May, 1786. With the seal and autograph
    of Jonathan Tyers the younger. W.                      „     305

    “Vauxhall”                                             „     307

    (From Rowlandson’s drawing engraved by
    R. Pollard, aquatinted by F. Jukes, 1785.
    W. For details, _see_ Grego’s _Rowlandson_,
    I. p. 62f. and p. 156f.)

    “Vauxhall on a Gala Night”                             „     311

    (Pugh del.; Rhodes sc., published by
    Richard Phillips, 1804.)

    “Mrs. Martyr”                                          „     313

    (Engraved by W. Ridley for Parson’s
    _Minor Theatre_, 1794.)

    Plan of Vauxhall Gardens in 1826                      „      318

    (From Allen’s _Lambeth_.)

                       ILLUSTRATIONS IN THE TEXT

                                                                PAGE
    Islington Spa in 1733                                         19

      (_See_ Views, Islington Spa, No. 2.)

    May Day at the London Spa, 1720                               31

      (_See_ Views, London Spa, No. 2, Brit. Mus. Library.)

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The London pleasure gardens of the eighteenth century

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