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

South View of The Spaniards, 1750                            185

      (_See_ Views, The Spaniards, No. 1. W.)

    Belsize House and Park                                       190

      (From a water-colour drawing by F. Kornman, after
      an eighteenth-century engraving.)

    The Attack on Dr. John Hill at Ranelagh, 6 May, 1752         207

      (A print published by H. Carpenter, 1752. W.)

    Regatta Ball at Ranelagh, 1775                               214

      (Admission ticket, G. B. Cipriani inv.; F. Bartolozzi
      sc. W.)

    A West View of Chelsea Bridge, showing Jenny’s Whim,
    1761                                                         223

      (_See_ Views, Jenny’s Whim, No. 2. W.)

    Orchestra and Dancing-platform, St. Helena Gardens, _circ._
    1875                                                         239

      (_See_ Views, St. Helena Gardens, No. 3.)

    Admission ticket, Finch’s Grotto                             242

      (From Wilkinson’s _Londina Illustrata_.)

    Plan of Cuper’s Gardens, 1746                                255

      (From Wilkinson’s _Londina Illustrata_.)

    “The Folly,” before _circ._ 1720                             259

      (Drawn by F. Anderson (1896) from the engraving
      “Somerset House, La Maison de Somerset.” W. _See_
      Views, “The Folly,” No. 2.)

    “Labour in Vain” (St. George’s Spa in background), 1782      275

      (_See_ Views, Dog and Duck, No. 4. W.)

    The Black Prince, Newington Butts, 1788                      278

      (Printed for C. Bowles, 1788. W.)

    Waterside entrance to Cumberland Gardens                     284

      (_See_ Views, Cumberland Gardens.)

    Vauxhall ticket by Hogarth (“Amphion”)                       291

      (From a silver ticket in the British Museum.)

    Vauxhall ticket by Hogarth (“Summer”)                        294

      (From a silver ticket in the British Museum.)

    The Citizen at Vauxhall, 1755                                297

      (A plate in the _Connoisseur_ published by Harrison and
      Co., Aug. 12, 1786, illustrating “The Citizen at
      Vauxhall” in 1755. W.)

    Title-page of a Collection of Hook’s Songs, 1798. W.        309

    Charles Dignum                                              313

      (An engraving by Jas. Heath from a painting by
      Augs. Callcot, forming frontispiece to _Vocal Music_
      ... _composed and adapted by Charles Dignum_, London,
      1803. W.)

    Madame Saqui                                                315

      (An engraving by Alais published 1820. W.)

    Darley in the Orchestra at Vauxhall                         317

      (An engraving, _circ._ 1792. W.)

    Admission ticket for Green’s Balloon Ascent, 31 July, 1850  321

      (Ticket with Green’s autograph. W.)

    Vauxhall in 1850                                            323

      (Doyle’s View from _Punch_, July, 1850.)

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The London pleasure gardens of the eighteenth century

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