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Vauxhall, 1732.
1784
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Selections from the Graphic Arts Collection
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Metadata
- Publisher
- London : [s.n.], n.d. [1784]
- People
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- Language
- No linguistic content
- Subject
- Caricature
- Night—England—London—Caricatures and cartoons
- Celebrities—England—London—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Vauxhall Gardens (London, England)—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- London (England)—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Great Britain—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Celebrities—Great Britain—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Concerts—England—London—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Audiences—England—London—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Musicians—England—London—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- City and town life—Great Britain—Caricatures and cartoons
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Item Summary
Descriptive Information
- Title
- Vauxhall, 1732.
- Call Number
- C South 02/Drawer 06/GC112/Half Folio/Prints GA 2014.00827
- Identifier
- ark:/88435/44558n39f
- Publisher
- London : [s.n.], n.d. [1784]
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Date Created
- 1784
- Extent
- 1 item ; sheet 36.7 x 57 cm.
- Source Acquisition
- Gift of Dickson Q. Brown, Princeton University Class of 1895.
- References
- Grego I, pp. 156-162 (this reference is to the aquatint, our print is a later reproduction)
- Rights Statement
- No Known Copyright
- Notes
- Medium: Engravings, Hand coloring
- Inscribed in plate, lower margin: Names of celebrities in audience.
- Item description: In 1784, Rowlandson submitted two watercolors to the Royal Academy member’s exhibition: The Serpentine River and Vauxhall. They were recognized by the critics and at 28 years-old, Rowlandson emerged as an artist of note. The later work was engraved by Robert Pollard for wide distribution the following year. One of the finest aquatintists of the period, Francis Jukes (1745-1812), was hired to recreate the look of the watercolor and the print was published by John Raphael Smith (1752-1812), one of the leading printmakers of the day, who published prints after Gainsborough, Reynolds, and Romney. In Vauxhall, figures are caricatured but identifiable, including Mrs. Weichsel singing from the front balcony and Mr. Barthelemon leading the orchestra. Below is a supper party with James Boswell, Dr. Samuel Johnson, Mrs. Thrale, and Oliver Goldsmith. Playwright and columnist Captain Topham is looking through a spyglass at the Duchess of Devonshire and her sister, Lady D
- Signed in plate, lower left: "Drawn & engraved by Th. Rowlandson".
Discovery Information
- Subject
- Caricature
- Night—England—London—Caricatures and cartoons
- Celebrities—England—London—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Vauxhall Gardens (London, England)—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- London (England)—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Great Britain—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Celebrities—Great Britain—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Concerts—England—London—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Audiences—England—London—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Musicians—England—London—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- City and town life—Great Britain—Caricatures and cartoons
Physical Characteristics
- File Count
- 1
Institutional Information
- Collection
- Selections from the Graphic Arts Collection
- IIIF Manifest URL
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https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/f6fd8f8d-06f5-48b7-a185-5e3ad1cf9287/manifest