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Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens  http://labelleassemblee.blogspot.co.uk/ Vauxhall Gardens, Georgian London, Regency London, Pleasure Garden, Historical London, William Hogarth, Regency England, Georgette Heyer, History Of England

Do you know what is a Pleasure Garden? Between the 17th and 19th Centuries, Pleasure Gardens were communal spaces where people from all walks of life converged to listen to music, admire paintings, stroll, drink, flirt and immerse themselves in the culture that made their city great.

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Vauxhall Gardens from The Microcosm of London (1808-10) Vauxhall Gardens, Georgiana Cavendish, Bridgerton Daphne, Georgian London, Duchess Of Devonshire, Regency London, Pleasure Garden, Old Cities, Regency England

During the Georgian period, it was fashionable to visit pleasure gardens. Some of the most famous gardens were those at Vauxhall. For the modest sum of a shilling, members of the public from all walks of life could escape from the hubbub of the city and visit the gardens and sample its amusements.1

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18th Century Masquerade, Vauxhall Gardens, Regency London, Pleasure Garden, Ronald Searle, Winter Play, The Dream Life, Chandelier Creative, Social Circles

One of the 20th century's greatest cartoonists chose his favourite painting for Country Life. This week, we delve into the Country Life archive for our My Favourite Painting column — back to 2010 when we spoke to cartoonist Ronald Searle as he approached his 90th birthday. Mr Searle died on December 30, 2011, at the age of 91. Ronald Searle on Vauxhall Gardens, 1784 by Thomas Rowlandson ‘Obsessed as I am with the magical, satirical pen line, I am very much aware of its roots – its forebears…

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