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VAUXHALL GARDENS, VAUXHALL

VAUXHALL GARDENS, VAUXHALL

Crowds being entertained by musicians in Vauxhall Gardens. Those attending include, in the supper box from left to right; Mr Boswell, Dr Samuel Johnson, Mrs Hester Thrale, and Oliver Goldsmith. The Duchess of Devonshire is at the centre in a white dress and wearing a yellow trimmed hat. The Prince of Wales is further to the right with a red coat and adjacent to him in white is Mrs Perdita Robinson.Originally drawn by Thomas Rowlandson and engraved for publication in 1785 - this being a much later reprint by Richard Powell, 6 Grove Road, Brixton.
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Collection:Vauxhall Gardens
Image type:Print
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Ref:10851
Identifier:LP12/581/1
Date:1785

#-Before 1850  #ENTERTAINMENT  #JOHNSON Dr. Samuel  #OPEN SPACES  #People  #Print  #VAUXHALL  #Vauxhall Gardens