The view is from the west. To epitomise John Carter’s words: To right is the Chapel, now much altered and restored; in centre, outside of cloister; to left the great Hall, at the end part of the kitchen, and above it the tower of St. Andrew’s Church.
By J. Carter, 1776 (1748-1817). Lent by Sir E. Coates.
101 SCREEN FORMERLY IN CHAPEL OF ST. ANDREW, IN NORTH TRANSEPT OF WESTMINSTER ABBEY.
Indian ink with shields of arms coloured. 17¾ by 20½ in.
This screen replaced one made in the time of Edward III, an illustration of the cresting of which appears in Professor Lethaby’s “Westminster Abbey and the King’s Craftsmen” (1906). Trickings of the coats of arms are given in a Lansdowne manuscript, and they have been identified by Mr. Lethaby from a manuscript in his own possession, once belonging to H. Keepe, of the Inner Temple, who died in 1688. An inscription under the drawing states that the screen was “removed for the Coronation early in the eighteenth century.”
Written on the drawing is “Mar: 1722.” Lent by Sir E. Coates.
102 THE FIRST WINNER OF DOGGETT’S COAT AND BADGE IN HIS WHERRY.
Oil picture. 42 by 33 in.
The annual race for these trophies began on 1 August 1716, the day of the accession of George I. Strange to say, the name of the first winner is doubtful, but this portrait is contemporary. He is seated in his roomy craft; on the river bank are buildings which cannot be identified.
Doggett, who provided funds for this event, was a well-known actor, and a keen Hanoverian. The race was originally rowed from the Old Swan, London Bridge, to the White Swan, Chelsea. One of the most famous winners was John Broughton, 1730, who was also for many years champion boxer of England. Lent by the Watermans’ Company.