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Vauxhall Gardens Collection

Background imageVauxhall Gardens Collection: View of the Temple of Comus in Vauxhall Gardens in London, 1751. Creator: Johann Michael Muller

View of the Temple of Comus in Vauxhall Gardens in London, 1751. Creator: Johann Michael Muller
View of the Temple of Comus in Vauxhall Gardens in London, 1751

Background imageVauxhall Gardens Collection: View of an Avenue with a Triumphal Arch in Vauxhall Gardens in London, 1751. Creator: John Miller

View of an Avenue with a Triumphal Arch in Vauxhall Gardens in London, 1751. Creator: John Miller
View of an Avenue with a Triumphal Arch in Vauxhall Gardens in London, 1751

Background imageVauxhall Gardens Collection: View of an avenue in Vauxhall Gardens in London, seen from the entrance, 1751

View of an avenue in Vauxhall Gardens in London, seen from the entrance, 1751. Creator: Edward Rooker
View of an avenue in Vauxhall Gardens in London, seen from the entrance, 1751

Background imageVauxhall Gardens Collection: View of an avenue in Vauxhall Gardens in London, 1751. Creator: Edward Rooker

View of an avenue in Vauxhall Gardens in London, 1751. Creator: Edward Rooker
View of an avenue in Vauxhall Gardens in London, 1751

Background imageVauxhall Gardens Collection: View of Vauxhall Gardens in London, 1745-1775. Creator: Unknown

View of Vauxhall Gardens in London, 1745-1775. Creator: Unknown
View of Vauxhall Gardens in London, 1745-1775

Background imageVauxhall Gardens Collection: View of Vauxhall Gardens in London, 1745-1775. Creator: Unknown

View of Vauxhall Gardens in London, 1745-1775. Creator: Unknown
View of Vauxhall Gardens in London, 1745-1775

Background imageVauxhall Gardens Collection: Ascent of Bell's Aerial Machine, from Vauxhall Gardens, 1850. Creator: Unknown

Ascent of Bell's Aerial Machine, from Vauxhall Gardens, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Ascent of Bell's Aerial Machine, from Vauxhall Gardens, [London], 1850. The machine which Mr. Bell has constructed...is capable of sustaining a weight of between 500 and 600 lb

Background imageVauxhall Gardens Collection: Ascent of the Nassau Balloon, from Vauxhall Gardens, on Saturday, 1850. Creator: Unknown

Ascent of the Nassau Balloon, from Vauxhall Gardens, on Saturday, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Ascent of the Nassau Balloon, from Vauxhall Gardens, [London], on Saturday, 1850. A grand fete was given at these Gardens on Saturday

Background imageVauxhall Gardens Collection: Vauxhall Gardens, Lambeth, c1785, (1942). Creators: Robert Pollard, Francis Jukes

Vauxhall Gardens, Lambeth, c1785, (1942). Creators: Robert Pollard, Francis Jukes
Vauxhall Gardens, Lambeth, c1785, (1942). Vauxhall Gardens in south London was a pleasure ground open for public amusement, and filled with statues, landscaped walks, theatrical arches, a Rotunda

Background imageVauxhall Gardens Collection: The Fortune Teller on Casting the Coffee Grounds, from an Original Design at Vaux-hall

The Fortune Teller on Casting the Coffee Grounds, from an Original Design at Vaux-hall Gardens, 1748-60

Background imageVauxhall Gardens Collection: Mr. Green in the Albion Balloon, Having Ascended from Vauxhall Gardens, August 12, 1842

Mr. Green in the Albion Balloon, Having Ascended from Vauxhall Gardens, August 12, 1842, ca. 1842

Background imageVauxhall Gardens Collection: Vauxhall Garden, 1809. 1809. Creators: Thomas Rowlandson, J

Vauxhall Garden, 1809. 1809. Creators: Thomas Rowlandson, J
Vauxhall Garden, 1809

Background imageVauxhall Gardens Collection: Vauxhall Garden, October 2, 1809. October 2, 1809. Creators: Thomas Rowlandson, J

Vauxhall Garden, October 2, 1809. October 2, 1809. Creators: Thomas Rowlandson, J
Vauxhall Garden, October 2, 1809

Background imageVauxhall Gardens Collection: Fall of the Vaux-Hall Performer, 1834. Creator: John Doyle

Fall of the Vaux-Hall Performer, 1834. Creator: John Doyle
Fall of the Vaux-Hall Performer, 1834. Lord Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux portrayed as a circus tightrope-walker. The play on words in the title connects his name with entertainments at

Background imageVauxhall Gardens Collection: Chinese Pavilion in Vauxhall Gardens, (c1878). Creator: Unknown

Chinese Pavilion in Vauxhall Gardens, (c1878). Creator: Unknown
Chinese Pavilion in Vauxhall Gardens, (c1878). By the late 1700s there were over 200 pleasure gardens in and around London, one of which was Vauxhall Gardens, south of the Thames

Background imageVauxhall Gardens Collection: The Italian Walk, Vauxhall Gardens, (c1878). Creator: Unknown

The Italian Walk, Vauxhall Gardens, (c1878). Creator: Unknown
The Italian Walk, Vauxhall Gardens, (c1878). By the late 1700s there were over 200 pleasure gardens in and around London, one of which was Vauxhall Gardens, south of the Thames, which opened in 1660

Background imageVauxhall Gardens Collection: The Old village of Vauxhall, with Entrance to the Gardens, in 1825, (c1878). Creator: Unknown

The Old village of Vauxhall, with Entrance to the Gardens, in 1825, (c1878). Creator: Unknown
The Old village of Vauxhall, with Entrance to the Gardens, in 1825, (c1878). Street scene in Vauxhall, (now part of south London). The entrance to the Vauxhall pleasure gardens is on the left

Background imageVauxhall Gardens Collection: Vauxhall Gardens, 1785, (1920)

Vauxhall Gardens, 1785, (1920)
Vauxhall Gardens, 1785, 1920. From Londoners Then and Now As Pictured By Their Contemporaries, edited by Geoffrey Holme. [The Studio Ltd. London, 1920]

Background imageVauxhall Gardens Collection: The moving panorama, or Spring Garden rout... 1823. Artist

The moving panorama, or Spring Garden rout... 1823. Artist
The moving panorama, or Spring Garden rout... 1823. Crowds attending the entertainments at Vauxhall Gardens, London, gathered around a doorway

Background imageVauxhall Gardens Collection: Interior view of the music room in Vauxhall Gardens, Lambeth, London, c1752

Interior view of the music room in Vauxhall Gardens, Lambeth, London, c1752

Background imageVauxhall Gardens Collection: Interior view of the Rotunda at Vauxhall Gardens, Lambeth, London, 1795

Interior view of the Rotunda at Vauxhall Gardens, Lambeth, London, 1795

Background imageVauxhall Gardens Collection: Ceremony in Vauxhall Gardens, Lambeth, London, 1833. Artist: Isaac Robert Cruikshank

Ceremony in Vauxhall Gardens, Lambeth, London, 1833. Artist: Isaac Robert Cruikshank
Ceremony in Vauxhall Gardens, Lambeth, London, 1833. View of a benefit for CH Simpson, who had been Master of Ceremonies at Vauxhall Gardens for 36 years

Background imageVauxhall Gardens Collection: Musical performance at Vauxhall Gardens, Lambeth, London, 1809

Musical performance at Vauxhall Gardens, Lambeth, London, 1809. The Romp; or, the Great Catalani, sung with unprecedented applause by Miss Feron at Vauxhall Gardens

Background imageVauxhall Gardens Collection: The Adieu to the Spring-Gardens, 1737. Artist: George Bickham

The Adieu to the Spring-Gardens, 1737. Artist: George Bickham
The Adieu to the Spring-Gardens, 1737. A night view of Vauxhall Gardens, in an ornamental border with a song sheet below. A man gazes at a woman across a table

Background imageVauxhall Gardens Collection: View of the Pandean Minstrels in performance at Vauxhall, London, c1800. Artist: John Lee

View of the Pandean Minstrels in performance at Vauxhall, London, c1800. Artist: John Lee
View of the Pandean Minstrels in performance at Vauxhall, London, c1800. Primo, Secondo, Basso, Pandean pipes and Tenore (Contra-Basso)

Background imageVauxhall Gardens Collection: Vauxhall Gardens, Lambeth, London, c1750. Artist

Vauxhall Gardens, Lambeth, London, c1750. Artist
Vauxhall Gardens, Lambeth, London, c1750

Background imageVauxhall Gardens Collection: Figures dressed in masquerade costume at Vauxhall Gardens, Lambeth, London, 1782

Figures dressed in masquerade costume at Vauxhall Gardens, Lambeth, London, 1782

Background imageVauxhall Gardens Collection: Waltzing! Or a peep into the Royal Brothel, Spring Gardens, London, c1816. Artist

Waltzing! Or a peep into the Royal Brothel, Spring Gardens, London, c1816. Artist
Waltzing! Or a peep into the Royal Brothel, Spring Gardens, London, c1816. Within an enclosure, men with lewd expressions dance with scantily clad women, while others look

Background imageVauxhall Gardens Collection: Vauxhall Gardens, London, 1780. Artist: Pierre Alexandre Wille

Vauxhall Gardens, London, 1780. Artist: Pierre Alexandre Wille
Scene at Vauxhall Gardens, London, 1780; showing a fashionably dressed woman shielding herself with a fan from the gaze of three men

Background imageVauxhall Gardens Collection: The diversion of battledore and shittlecock, c1745

The diversion of battledore and shittlecock, c1745, taken from an orignal painting in Vauxhall Gardens, London; an interior scene showing a man and woman playing a game of shuttlecock together

Background imageVauxhall Gardens Collection: Vauxhall Gardens, Lambeth, c1745

Vauxhall Gardens, Lambeth, c1745
Scene showing Mademoiselle Catherina in the centre apparently providing entertainment due to her small size for a gathering of fashionably dressed figures

Background imageVauxhall Gardens Collection: Building houses with cards, c1745. Artist: Benjamin Cole

Building houses with cards, c1745. Artist: Benjamin Cole
Building houses with cards ; interior scene showing a group of men, women and children playing with cards, taken from an original painting from Vauxhall Gardens, c1745

Background imageVauxhall Gardens Collection: Playing the game at quadrille, c1745

Playing the game at quadrille, c1745
Playing the game at quadrille ; interior scene showing a group of men and woman playing a game of cards, taken from an original painting from Vauxhall Gardens, c1745

Background imageVauxhall Gardens Collection: The Stealing of a Kiss, c1745

The Stealing of a Kiss, c1745, interior scene depicting a woman about to kiss a man, who gives the appearance of being asleep, his wig has fallen as he lies with outstretched legs

Background imageVauxhall Gardens Collection: Vauxhall Gardens, Lambeth, London, 1751. Artist: Johann Sebastian Muller

Vauxhall Gardens, Lambeth, London, 1751. Artist: Johann Sebastian Muller
View of Vauxhall Gardens, Lambeth, London, 1751

Background imageVauxhall Gardens Collection: Vauxhall Gardens, Lambeth, London, c1850

Vauxhall Gardens, Lambeth, London, c1850
Vauxhall Gardens, Lambeth, London, c1820; open every evening except Saturday; American Wonders, Ella and Leon, Herr Sommers Band, French Equestrian Troupe

Background imageVauxhall Gardens Collection: The Humorous Diversion of the Country Play at Blindmans Buff, Vauxhall Gardens, London, c1745

The Humorous Diversion of the Country Play at Blindmans Buff, Vauxhall Gardens, London, c1745
The Humorous Diversion of the Country Play at Blindmans Buff, Vauxhall Gardens, Lambeth, London, c1745; showing five figures playing with a blindfolded young man

Background imageVauxhall Gardens Collection: The Exercise of See Saw, Vauxhall Gardens, Lambeth, London, c1745

The Exercise of See Saw, Vauxhall Gardens, Lambeth, London, c1745; showing a young man and woman on a see-saw. As the woman loses her balance she is thrown into the arms of another man standing

Background imageVauxhall Gardens Collection: Vauxhall Gardens, Lambeth, London, c1751

Vauxhall Gardens, Lambeth, London, c1751
View of Vauxhall Gardens, Lambeth, London, c1751; showing the Grand Walk at the entrance and the orchestra

Background imageVauxhall Gardens Collection: Vauxhall Gardens, Lambeth, London, c1752. Artist: Edward Rooker

Vauxhall Gardens, Lambeth, London, c1752. Artist: Edward Rooker
View of the Grand Walk in Vauxhall Gardens, Lambeth, London, c1752; with figures in the foreground

Background imageVauxhall Gardens Collection: A General Prospect of Vauxhall Gardens, c1756, (1912). Artist: Samuel Wale

A General Prospect of Vauxhall Gardens, c1756, (1912). Artist: Samuel Wale
A General Prospect of Vauxhall Gardens, c1756, (1912). From London - South of the Thames, by Sir Walter Besant. [Adam & Charles Black, London, 1912]

Background imageVauxhall Gardens Collection: Gold, silver, and lead tickets admitting to Vauxhall Gardens, c1740, (1912). Artist: James Stow

Gold, silver, and lead tickets admitting to Vauxhall Gardens, c1740, (1912). Artist: James Stow
Gold, silver, and lead tickets admitting to Vauxhall Gardens, c1740, (1912). Originally from designs by William Hogarth (1697-1764). From London - South of the Thames, by Sir Walter Besant

Background imageVauxhall Gardens Collection: Vauxhall Gardens by Day, c1900

Vauxhall Gardens by Day, c1900
Vauxhall Gardens By Day, c1900. An illustration for Sketches by Boz by Charles Dickens. From Hard Times and Sketches by Boz, Volume XI, by Charles Dickens. [Blackwood, Le Bas & Co. London, c1900]

Background imageVauxhall Gardens Collection: An admission ticket to Vauxhall Gardens, 1786, (1912)

An admission ticket to Vauxhall Gardens, 1786, (1912). A printed ticket for the Vauxhall Jubilee of 1786, a celebration of Spring Gardens own history

Background imageVauxhall Gardens Collection: Vauxhall Gardens, 1795. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson

Vauxhall Gardens, 1795. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
Vauxhall Gardens, 1795. Vauxhall Gardens in Lambeth, London, was a pleasure ground open for public amusement, and filled with statues, landscaped walks, theatrical arches, a Rotunda

Background imageVauxhall Gardens Collection: View of the Grand Walk etc in Vauxhall Gardens taken from the Entrance, London, c1760

View of the Grand Walk etc in Vauxhall Gardens taken from the Entrance, London, c1760. Artist: Edward Rooker
View of the Grand Walk etc in Vauxhall Gardens taken from the Entrance, London, c1760. Vauxhall Gardens was one of the great pleasure grounds of London and this image shows a formal avenue of trees



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