'View of the Grand Walk etc. in Vauxhall Gardens taken from the Entrance'. Vauxhall Gardens was one of the great pleasure grounds of London and this image of 1751 shows a formal avenue of trees, a bandstand (right), and fashionably dressed men and women. Engraving by English engraver and draughtsman Edward Rooker (c1712-1774) after the painting by Antonio Canaletto (1697-1768) Italian. Hand-coloured engraving c1760.

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'View of the Grand Walk etc. in Vauxhall Gardens taken from the Entrance'. Vauxhall Gardens was one of the great pleasure grounds of London and this image of 1751 shows a formal avenue of trees, a bandstand (right), and fashionably dressed men and women. Engraving by English engraver and draughtsman Edward Rooker (c1712-1774) after the painting by Antonio Canaletto (1697-1768) Italian. Hand-coloured engraving c1760.

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License: Licensed
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