Ranelagh Gardens. May 24th 1759



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

Support

paper

Medium

ink (black)


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