Artwork
Vauxhall Gardens
Vauxhall Gardens is an ink print by the Romanticist artist Robert Pollard. It dates from 1785 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.
- Inscription
- Inscribed:lower left in plate: Drawn by T. Rowlandson; lower center in plate: Aquatinto by F. Jukes.; lower right in plate: Engraved by R Pollard.; lower center in plate: VAUX-HALL / London publish'd June 28th 1785 by J.R. Smith No 83 - Oxford Street; by later hand, lower center in graphite: 27; by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: 1785 by; by later hand, lower left verso in graphite: 6280; by later hand, lower left verso in graphite: (dimensions)
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Overview
Vauxhall Gardens is a print created by Robert Pollard in 1785 using etching and aquatint techniques with hand coloring on laid paper.
Subject & Meaning
The print depicts a vibrant nighttime scene at an outdoor gathering, with elegantly dressed individuals socializing and dancing under lanterns, while a stage performance takes place above them, set against a backdrop of flowering trees.
Technique & Style
The use of soft shading and aquatint achieves a sense of nighttime illumination, capturing the lively yet orderly atmosphere of the scene.
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