A very plump young woman in a bonnet stands in a park leaning forward into the wind ; her skirt is blown tightly around her backside and above her knees. Two foppish looking men eye her with amusement, the one using an eyeglass, the other holding his hat and wearing a long braided coat. Another couple on the right, struggle with an umbrella in the wind. Like the woman on the left, this woman's dress is also blown above her knees; her companion is dressed in wide trousers tied at the ankles. Between these two scenes, in the distance, a young woman walks along a rail toward the left struggling against the wind; a little black footboy follows her holding the hem of her skirt and her reticule. Beyond the rail another man and a woman struggle in the wind with their hats and she with her umbrella
Description:
Title from item., Sheet trimmed within plate mark at bottom resulting in loss of imprint., and Numbered '199' in upper right corner. Cf. British Museum copy which is numbered '385'.
Publisher:
Pubd. Septemr. 1816 by T. Tegg, 111 Cheapside
Subject (Geographic):
England and London
Subject (Topic):
Blacks, Clothing & dress, Dandies, Parks, Servants, and Umbrellas
785.06.28.01 Framed, shelved in Object Room Rack 1.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"An evening scene in Vauxhall Gardens. On the extreme left is the orchestra with the organ behind and performers on the kettledrums, string and wind instruments. The vocalist, Mrs. Weichsel, sings, in profile to the right, from the adjacent (and slightly lower) balcony, just above the heads of the crowd. A violinist and another musician are seated behind her. In the supper box beneath the orchestra is Dr. Johnson seated full-face, between Boswell and Goldsmith (d. 1774), who face each other in profile, both caricatured; of two stout women one is reputed to be Mrs. Thrale. Many groups fill the foreground and middle distance. The two centre figures are the Duchess of Devonshire and Lady Duncannon arm in arm. A naval officer with a wooden leg and a patch over one eye is reputed to be Admiral Paisley (Admiral Pasley, 1734-1808?). Major Topham, an excellent portrait, stands (left) in profile to the right staring through an eyeglass. Between Topham and the supper-box are two men, one of whom is identified as Lord Camelford. [In the reproduction in Angelo's 'Reminiscences'; to whom the name refers is not clear.] An elderly parson, [he closely resembles the parson of BMSat 7059 who is probably William Jackson of the 'Morning Post'] reputed to be Bate Dudley but not resembling him, gazes at the Duchess from behind a tree. Next him a man dressed as an officer in a Highland regiment with kilt and broadsword is supposed to be James Perry, editor of the 'Morning Chronicle'. On the right the Prince of Wales, conspicuous by his star, whispers to Mrs. Robinson (Perdita), though their liaison was ended. Her right arm is linked with an ugly and elderly little man, probably Robinson. On the extreme left an elderly couple advance arm in arm in profile. Behind the Prince is a group standing on a small platform (or tables), showing half length above the crowd. In the foreground (right) is a supper-table under trees where two cits entertain two courtesans. Lamp-lit trees and the covered way form a background on the right."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Vauxhall
Description:
Title from item. and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Publisher:
Publish'd June 28th 1785, by J.R. Smith, No. 83 Oxford Street
Subject (Geographic):
Vauxhall Gardens (London, England), London (England), England, and London.
Subject (Name):
Billington, Elizabeth, 1765-1818., Boswell, James, 1740-1795, Cavendish, Georgiana Spencer, Duchess of Devonshire, 1757-1806, Bessborough, Henrietta Frances Spencer Ponsonby, Countess of, 1761-1821, Pitt, Thomas, Baron Camelford, 1737-1793, George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Goldsmith, Oliver, 1730?-1774, Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784, Pasley, Thomas, Sir, 1734-1808, Perry, James, 1756-1821, Piozzi, Hester Lynch, 1741-1821, Robinson, Mary, 1758-1800, and Topham, Edward, 1751-1820
Subject (Topic):
Social life and customs, Parks, Audiences, Concerts, Couples, Crowds, Musicians, Orchestras, Peg legs, and Singers
An album of music, songs, engravings, newspaper clippings, chapters from books, broadsides, maps, tickets, a watercolor, etc., all relating to Spring Gardens, Vauxhall with an emphasis on the music performed. Engravings include portraits of actors and performers, politicians, ladies of fashion, views of the gardens, maps, and both songs and engraved musical scores
Description:
In English., Title from spine., and Bound in half sprinkled calf, gilt panelled back, with crimson morocco label and gilt emblems of lyres.
Subject (Geographic):
England, London., and Vauxhall Gardens (London, England)
Subject (Name):
Lowe, Thomas, ca. 1719-1783., Vernon, Joseph, 1737 or 1738-1782., and Stevenson, Miss.
Toms, W. H. (William Henry), approximately 1700-1765, printmaker
Published / Created:
publish'd according to act of Parliament, 1752.
Call Number:
Topos L847 no. 77+
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"View in St James's Park; elegantly dressed figures stroll down tree-lined Mall; a guard stands by a small hut in right foreground"--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
View of the Mall in St. James's Park
Description:
Title from caption below image. and Reissue, with altered publication line, of a print originally published in 1745 by W.H. Toms. See British Museum online catalogue.
Publisher:
Printed for & sold by Robt. Sayer at the Golden Buck, opposite Fetter Lane, Fleet Street
"View of St James's Park with a distant view of the City of London; the forecourt and fountain of Buckingham House in the foreground"--British Museum online catalogue, description of an earlier state of the same composition
Alternative Title:
Prospect of St. James's Park
Description:
Title from caption below image., Terminal date of publication based on printseller's street address. See British Museum online catalogue., Probably a later reissue of a print published in 1752 by Robert Sayer and Henry Overton. See British Museum online catalogue., and "Publish'd according to act of Parliament"--Below image.
Publisher:
Printed for & sold by Robert Sayer at the Golden Buck, opposite Fetter Lane, Fleet-Street
"This is on the big canal going down to the lake. There is a 'mah-lu' along the edge. Aren't the reflections good?" Tree trunks are reflected in placid water along a canal walkway.
A scene in St. James's Park: A fashionably dressed couple stroll past a women who sits in on a bench, her head resting on her hand and a dejected look on her face
Description:
Title, numbering, and artist's signature inscribed on verso in black ink in the artist's hand: The neglected fair, no. 267, I. Cruikshank Senr. delt., Drawing signed with artist's initials within image in lower right corner., Date supplied by cataloger., and For further information, consult library staff.
Subject (Geographic):
Saint James's Park (London, England), England, and London.
