Pleasure Garden Collection

Rowing Match at Richmond, Surrey, (Birthday of the Duke of Clarence) (w / c on paper)
474050 Rowing Match at Richmond, Surrey, (Birthday of the Duke of Clarence) (w/c on paper) by Cleveley, Robert (1747-1809); 52.9x36.2 cm; Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Lustgarten at Wurzburg, 1870
1575706 Lustgarten at Wurzburg, 1870; (add.info.: Engraving depicts a scene with upper-class members drinking beer in the Lustgarten, a park on Museum Island in central Berlin)

19th century illustration, showing Vauxhall Gardens, London; 1750. Vauxhall Gardens was a pleasure garden in Kennington
5310713 19th century illustration, showing Vauxhall Gardens, London; 1750. Vauxhall Gardens was a pleasure garden in Kennington on the south bank of the River Thames

St. Thomas's Hospital, Surrey Gardens, 1862. Creator: T. H. W
St. Thomas's Hospital, Surrey Gardens, [London], 1862. The following decided opinion has been expressed by a leading medical journal

Garden pavilion "The Cave" at Jakobsdal (now Ulriksdal Palace), 1668. Creator: Adam Perelle
Garden pavilion "The Cave" at Jakobsdal (now Ulriksdal Palace), 1668

Cremorne Gardens - the Maypole Dance, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Cremorne Gardens - the Maypole Dance, 1858. Pleasure gardens in Chelsea, London. This delightful place of public resort was...the centre of great attraction, and was crowded by a brilliant company

View of the Temple of Comus in Vauxhall Gardens in London, 1751. Creator: Johann Michael Muller
View of the Temple of Comus in Vauxhall Gardens in London, 1751

View of the Rotunda in Ranelagh Gardens in London, 1751. Creator: Nathaniel Parr
View of the Rotunda in Ranelagh Gardens in London, 1751

View of the Rotunda in London's Ranelagh Gardens with a masquerade ball on the occasion... 1751. Creator: Fabr
View of the Rotunda in London's Ranelagh Gardens with a masquerade ball on the occasion of the birthday of the Prince of Wales on 24 May 1751, 1751-1753

View of the Rotunda and the Chinese Pavilion on the Canal in London's Ranelagh Gardens... 1752
View of the Rotunda and the Chinese Pavilion on the Canal in London's Ranelagh Gardens with a masquerade ball, 1752

View of Vauxhall Gardens in London, 1745-1775. Creator: Unknown
View of Vauxhall Gardens in London, 1745-1775

View of Vauxhall Gardens in London, 1745-1775. Creator: Unknown
View of Vauxhall Gardens in London, 1745-1775

The Music-Hall to be erected in "The Surrey Zoological Gardens", 1856. Creator: Smyth
The Music-Hall to be erected in "The Surrey Zoological Gardens", [London], 1856. It is proposed to lay out the ground under the superintendence of an eminent landscape surveyor

View of the Pleasure Gardens from the Summit of Sigiriya, Sri Lanka, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
View of the Pleasure Gardens from the Summit of Sigiriya, Sri Lanka, 20th century. Sigiriya is an ancient rock fortress of historic and archaeological significance

Pleasure Gardens Theatre, Folkestone, late 19th-early 20th century. Theatre in Folkestone, Kent, which opened as a theatre in 1886

South Africa Pavilion MCF01_02_0817
British Empire Exhibition, WEMBLEY PARK, BRENT, GREATER LONDON. A view of the lake, bandstand and South Africa Pavilion at the British Empire Exhibition in Wembley Park

View from the tea balcony MCF01_02_0810
British Empire Exhibition, WEMBLEY PARK, BRENT, GREATER LONDON. Looking down from the tea balcony at the British Empire Exhibition in Wembley Park

Band playing MCF01_02_0799
British Empire Exhibition, WEMBLEY PARK, BRENT, GREATER LONDON. A band playing beside the north entrance to the British Empire Exhibition in Wembley Park seen from the north garden

Kensington Gardens MCF01_02_0091
KENSINGTON GARDENS, HYDE PARK, CITY OF WESTMINSTER, GREATER LONDON. Trees, shrubs and railings covered in snow in Kensington Gardens

Kensington Gardens MCF01_02_0090
KENSINGTON GARDENS, HYDE PARK, CITY OF WESTMINSTER, GREATER LONDON. Trees covered in snow in Kensington Gardens. The photograph was taken near the Albert Memorial

Kensington Gardens MCF01_02_0089
KENSINGTON GARDENS, HYDE PARK, CITY OF WESTMINSTER, GREATER LONDON. People walking in the snow along the Flower Walk in Kensington Gardens

Kensington Gardens MCF01_02_0088
KENSINGTON GARDENS, HYDE PARK, CITY OF WESTMINSTER, GREATER LONDON. A view of trees and railings in the snow at Kensington Gardens

Pomeranzengarten yard at Leonberg Castle, Leonberg, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany

A view of the balloon of Mr. Sadlers ascending with him
4072603 A view of the balloon of Mr. Sadlers ascending with him and Captain Paget of the Royal Navy from the gardens of the Mermaid Tavern at Hackney on Monday, August 12

The Place of the Fireworks at Prater, Vienna, 1792 (coloured engraving)
468844 The Place of the Fireworks at Prater, Vienna, 1792 (coloured engraving) by Ziegler, Johann (c.1750-1812); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; Austrian, out of copyright

The Carpet Gardens, Eastbourne (colour photo)
3095406 The Carpet Gardens, Eastbourne (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Carpet Gardens, Eastbourne)

Vauxhall, engraved by Robert Pollard (1755-1838) and aquatinted by Francis Jukes
NP125731 Vauxhall, engraved by Robert Pollard (1755-1838) and aquatinted by Francis Jukes (1747-1812), pub. by John Raphael Smith, 1785 (coloured aquatint) by Rowlandson

Fashionable woman in a gauze cornette, Tivoli Gardens, 1798 (handcoloured copperplate engraving)
5986597 Fashionable woman in a gauze cornette, Tivoli Gardens, 1798 (handcoloured copperplate engraving) by French School, (18th century); (add.info.: Woman in a gauze cornette or wimple, 1798)

Pleasure garden and country villa of Baton Bartholotti, Chief of the Armies of the HRE
489293 Pleasure garden and country villa of Baton Bartholotti, Chief of the Armies of the HRE, Dornach, c.1719 (litho) by Austrian School

Scene at Vauxhall, from Amelia, engraved by the artist
ABC122933 Scene at Vauxhall, from Amelia, engraved by the artist, illustration from The Works of Henry Fielding, pub. by Henry G

A View of the Royal Hospital at Chelsea and the Rotunda in Ranelaigh Gardens, pub
STC87766 A View of the Royal Hospital at Chelsea and the Rotunda in Ranelaigh Gardens, pub. by Robert Sayer, 1751 (engraving) by Bowles

View of the Walk of Sighs at Augarten, Vienna, 1790s (coloured engraving)
468845 View of the Walk of Sighs at Augarten, Vienna, 1790s (coloured engraving) by Ziegler, Johann (c.1750-1812); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; Austrian, out of copyright

View of the Chateau of Pleasure at Hetzendorf, Vienna, 1790s (coloured engraving)
468847 View of the Chateau of Pleasure at Hetzendorf, Vienna, 1790s (coloured engraving) by Janscha, Laurenz (1749-1812) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The earliest parts of the building)

Rose Walk, Weston-super-Mare (colour photo)
3095372 Rose Walk, Weston-super-Mare (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rose Walk, Weston-super-Mare)

James McNeill Whistler in the Cremorne Gardens, Chelsea
657987 James McNeill Whistler in the Cremorne Gardens, Chelsea, (pencil and watercolour heightened with white) by Greaves

The Summerhouse at Prater, Vienna, 1792 (coloured engraving)
468843 The Summerhouse at Prater, Vienna, 1792 (coloured engraving) by Ziegler, Johann (c.1750-1812); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; Austrian, out of copyright

Tivoli Gardens, Copenhagen (w / c & heightening on paper)
XPG379829 Tivoli Gardens, Copenhagen (w/c & heightening on paper) by Kay, James (1858-1942); Private Collection; Scottish

The Lustgarten, Berlin (steel engraving)
2776259 The Lustgarten, Berlin (steel engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Lustgarten (Pleasure Garden), Berlin.); Look and Learn / Rosenberg Collection

The Cafes in the Grand Avenue in Prater, Vienna, 1798 (coloured engraving)
468849 The Cafes in the Grand Avenue in Prater, Vienna, 1798 (coloured engraving) by Janscha, Laurenz (1749-1812) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Limegrove Walk, Augarten, Vienna, 1790s (coloured engraving)
468841 Limegrove Walk, Augarten, Vienna, 1790s (coloured engraving) by Ziegler, Johann (c.1750-1812); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; Austrian, out of copyright

La Closerie des Lilas, Jardin Bullier (litho)
XIR231264 La Closerie des Lilas, Jardin Bullier (litho) by Provost, A (fl. 1834-1855); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris, France; French, out of copyright

Floral Cuckoo Clock, Edinburgh (colour photo)
3095362 Floral Cuckoo Clock, Edinburgh (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Floral Cuckoo Clock, Edinburgh)

Leicester Square, London (colour photo)
3095835 Leicester Square, London (colour photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Leicester Square, London. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

The Hermitage at the Garden of the Imperial Palace of Laxenbourg, Austria, c
468842 The Hermitage at the Garden of the Imperial Palace of Laxenbourg, Austria, c.1790 (coloured engraving) by Janscha, Laurenz (1749-1812) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Old Vauxhall - from the original cartoon, pub. 1933 (litho)
STC421782 Old Vauxhall - from the original cartoon, pub. 1933 (litho) by Wearne, Harry (1852-1929); Private Collection; (add.info)

Fashionable woman at a pleasure garden, 1798 (handcoloured copperplate engraving)
5986592 Fashionable woman at a pleasure garden, 1798 (handcoloured copperplate engraving) by French School, (18th century); (add.info.: Fashionable woman at a pleasure garden, 1798)

Cantonment Gardens (colour photo)
3095828 Cantonment Gardens (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cantonment Gardens. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

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Step into a world of enchantment and delight at the Pleasure Gardens. From the iconic Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen, Denmark to the breathtaking view from Sigiriya in Sri Lanka, these gardens have captivated visitors for centuries. In Tivoli Gardens, located in Hovedstaden, Denmark, you'll find yourself immersed in a magical wonderland. With its vibrant colors and thrilling rides, it's no wonder that this garden has become an icon of fun and excitement. The Pleasure Gardens Theatre in Folkestone takes us back to a bygone era. In the late 19th-early 20th century, this theater was a hub of entertainment and cultural performances. It served as a gathering place for people seeking joy and relaxation through music and drama. Traveling across continents brings us to South Africa Pavilion where we can witness the beauty of another pleasure garden. The lush greenery surrounding it creates an oasis-like atmosphere that invites visitors to unwind and enjoy nature's tranquility. For those seeking respite amidst urban landscapes, Kensington Gardens is an idyllic retreat. These gardens offer stunning views from their tea balcony while bands play melodious tunes nearby. Each corner holds its own charm - whether it be MCF01_02_0091 or MCF01_02_0088 - inviting visitors to explore every nook and cranny. Finally, we venture into Germany's Pomeranzengarten yard at Leonberg Castle. Nestled within Baden-Wurttemberg region lies this hidden gem filled with blooming flowers and serene pathways. Here one can escape the hustle-bustle of everyday life while basking in nature's embrace. Whether you're strolling through Tivoli Gardens or gazing upon Sigiriya from afar, these pleasure gardens transport you to a world where joy knows no bounds. So come along on this journey through time and space as we discover the wonders of these enchanting havens.