Ranelagh Gardens. May 24th 1759
Summary
Group of figures wearing costumes and masks stood in the foreground to the left of a town square. A maypole stands to the right with a group of dancers holding ribbons. Rotunda building in the background centre. Neo-classical style building and obelisk to the right. Georgian style building to the left. Ranelagh Gardens was a public pleasure park in Chelsea, then in the suburbs of London in the 18th century.
Object Name
Ranelagh Gardens. May 24th 1759
Date Created
1759
Dimensions
plate: 25.7cm x 40.1cm
support: 34.8cm x 50.3cm
accession number
1966.767
Collection Group
Support
paper
Medium
ink (black)