Vauxhall Gardens

Thomas Rowlandsonca. 1784

Details

Title: Vauxhall Gardens
Creator: Thomas Rowlandson, 1756–1827, British
Creator Lifespan: 1756/1827
Creator Nationality: British
Creator Gender: male
Date Created: ca. 1784
Physical Dimensions: Mount: 15 1/16 x 20 11/16 inches (38.3 x 52.5 cm) Sheet: 13 3/16 x 18 3/4 inches (33.5 x 47.6 cm)
Subject Keywords: gardens, park (grounds), pleasure garden, genre subject, organ, performance, concert, entertainment, music, musical instruments, orchestra, audience, women, men, spectators, musicians, leisure, satire, rotunda (interior space), balcony, arch, trees, costume
External Link: See this work of art on the Yale Center for British Art website
Medium: Watercolor, pen and black ink, pen and gray ink, and graphite on medium, sligtly textured, cream laid paper
Repository Name: Yale Center for British Art
Credit Line: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

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