A view of the Crescent at Buxton also appears enclosed in an oval medallion, with the inscription, ‘Crescent, Buxton.’
The following advertisements relative to these subjects appeared in the Craftsman:—
‘June 15, 1734.
‘Just Published. By Jonathan Pinchbeck, Fan Maker, etc.
(accurately delineated on a Fan Mount)‘The Humours of New Tunbridge Wells; being a Draught of the House, Gardens, Well, Walks, etc., with the different Airs, Gestures, and Behaviour of the Company, and all other rural Entertainments of the Place. Taken from the Life: by an eminent Hand.’
‘July 2, 1737.
‘This day is Published
‘The new Vaux Hall Fan; or the rural Harmony and delightful Pleasures of Vaux-Hall Gardens; with the different Air, Altitude, and Decorum of the Company that frequent that beautiful place; done to its utmost Beauty and Perfection.
‘Whereon is shewn the Walks, the Orchestra, the grand Pavillion, and the Organ, which far excels any Thing of the kind yet offer’d to the Publick.
‘Sold at Pinchbeck’s Fan Warehouse, etc.
‘Where may be had, The Dumb Oracle; and the Royal Repository, or Merlin’s Cave; and all sorts of Fans of the newest Fashion, wholesale or retail.’
| The Trial of Warren Hastings. | Mr. W. Burdett-Coutts. M.P. |
| The Parades of Bath, 1737. | Mr. W. Burdett-Coutts. M.P. |
In the interesting fan, giving, within a large cartouche, a view of the Parades, and Old Assembly Rooms at Bath, 1737, Beau Nash appears in the foreground in lilac coat, with a white hat under his arm,[158] addressing a bevy of fashionable ladies; at the sides are floral and diapered ornaments in the Chinese taste.
The example illustrated, which is coloured with extreme care, was acquired by the Baroness Burdett-Coutts at the Walker sale in 1882. This is the mount referred to by Pinchbeck in his advertisement of
‘June 3, 1738.
‘This day is Published on a Fan Mount (Fit for the Second Mourning or in colours) An accurate and lively Prospect of the celebrated Grove at Bath, whereon the rural Pleasures and exact Decorum of the company are curiously represented, with some cursory Observations on the Behaviour of Sundry Persons, particularly the famous B. N.
‘Likewise the rural Harmony and delightful Pleasures of Vaux-Hall Gardens. Also the Royal Repository, or Merlin’s Cave; being an exact Emblem of that beautiful Structure erected by the late Queen in the Royal Gardens at Richmond.
‘Sold wholesale or retail at Pinchbeck’s Fan Warehouse, etc., by Mr. Crowbrow, at the India House on the Walks: and at Mr. Dalassol’s and Mr. Weakstead’s Shops in the Grove at Bath.’