The Pleasure Gardens at Beulah Spa

1838

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

Romanticism Early 19th Century Genre Scene

Dominant colour

The Pleasure Gardens at Beulah Spa is a 1838 by Henry Wallis, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Who painted this?: Henry Wallis
When & what style?: 1838 · Romanticism
Where can I see it?: Victoria and Albert Museum

About this work

This print shows a busy scene from old pleasure gardens. People stroll, sit and enjoy the space. It’s a quiet moment captured in ink. The gardens were a fancy spot near London in the early 1800s. Wallis copied Salmon’s view and then printed it himself. That’s how prints like this spread. Look up the Victoria and Albert Museum to see more prints like this.

The story of this work

Overview

The print depicts an exterior view of the Pleasure Gardens at Beulah Spa in Norwood, showing the pavilion alongside its outbuildings and visitors. It was produced by Henry Wallis after a design by Salmon, printed by Wallis, and published by Fry in 1838.

Read the full account in the museum source.