LE ROUGE French, 18th century, after NICOLAS LENOIR, LE ROMAIN, French, about 1726 - 1810 View and Plan of the Vauxhall at the Foire Saint-Germain Engraving, 1772 The William A. Whitaker Foundation Art Fund, 00.10.2 |
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AND PLAN OF THE VAUXHALL AT THE FOIRE SAINT-GERMAIN
"Compare this Vaux-Hall with the enchanting London pleasure gardens, and at once it becomes evident that the Frenchman's sole pleasure lies in seeing and being seen." Louis-Sebastien Mercier Tableau de Paris, 1781-1788 from Jeremy
Popkin, ed.
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