By J. Maurer, 1746. Lent by H.M. the King.
Wash drawing in Indian ink. 10¾ by 5¾ in.
On spectator’s left is the Admiralty (on the site of Wallingford House), surmounted by a semaphore telegraph. To the left of the Banqueting House is the Guard House, not that designed by Kent and finished by Vardy, but a previous building. Through the gateway beneath, a long procession has issued, the royal carriage with eight horses being in the foreground. Among other buildings shown are the Holbein Gate-house and the Treasury.
By J. Maurer, about 1750. Lent by H.M. the King.
49 [FISHMONGERS’ HALL FROM THE RIVER.] Plate XXII.
Watercolour. 12 by 8¼ in.
The Fishmongers stand fourth on the list of the City Companies. This was their hall built after the Great Fire by Edward Jerman. It is said to have been the scene of Plate VIII of Hogarth’s “Industry and Idleness,” and was destroyed at the time of the rebuilding of London Bridge, which now covers its site. The present hall, near the north-west angle of the bridge, is a short distance farther up the river. The original hall had been the residence of Lord Fanhope.
Date about 1810. Lent by Sir E. Coates.