Royal Saloon of Arts

Gender:
N/A
Date and place of birth:
N/A
Date and place of death:
N/A
Worked:
(fl) 1839-44
Known places of work:
Windmill Hill, Gravesend, Kent
Known techniques:
Cut-work
Known materials:
Paper and card
Frames:
Maplewood and Rosewood
Signature:
Stencil stamp

Introduction:

With the advent of London paddle-steamers and their 'day trippers', more than one developer had the notion that money could be made from the first land east of Greenwich high enough to offer elevated views of the Thames and its environs. Only 20 miles from the Capital, two of the most popular 'pleasure grounds' as they became by the late 1830s, were Windmill Hill and Rosherville Gardens at Gravesend, Kent.

To be continued.

Additional research about Royal Saloon of Arts:

Source: McKechnie (Author of, British Silhouette Artists and their Work 1760-1860)

Royal Saloon of Arts (McKechnie Section 1)