Vauxhall. Mr. Green, Wednesday, July 31st / G. Webb, sc., 3 Snow Hill. – Historic Print
![Vauxhall. Mr. Green, Wednesday, July 31st / G. Webb, sc., 3 Snow Hill., [London : s.n., between 1820 and 1840] — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/a6/a6517dcaf363-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Step back in time with Vauxhall. Mr. Green, Wednesday, July 31st / G. Webb, sc., 3 Snow Hill., a vintage poster rich in period detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Vauxhall. Mr. Green, Wednesday, July 31st / G. Webb, sc., 3 Snow Hill.
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What sets this poster apart is its date line: it announces an ascent for Wednesday, July 31st, from Vauxhall Gardens, the London pleasure grounds south of the Thames where Charles Green, the most celebrated English aeronaut of his day, launched many of his balloons. Vauxhall was a fashionable evening resort, and crowds paid to watch the ascents along with its music and fireworks. The poster was printed as a lithograph by G. Webb of Snow Hill, a commercial job meant to draw spectators. Its listed subjects include horses, a reminder of the carriage traffic that brought visitors to the gardens.
| Created / published | [London : s.n., between 1820 and 1840] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph. |
| Genre | Posters British 1820-1840.Lithographs 1820-1840. |
| Notes | Title from item. Tissandier collection. |
| Subjects | Green, Charles,--1785-1870--Public appearances. Balloons (Aircraft)--England--London--1820-1840. Balloon ascensions--England--London--1820-1840. Balloonists--British--1820-1840. Horses--1820-1840. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,596 × 4,506 px · prints to 12 × 15 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-223702 |
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