by an emblematic framework, and contains representations of the heads of Townley and Fletcher, remarkable as the last so exposed; they remained there till 1772
23 |
|
St. Clement’s Church and the Strand in 1753, from a print by I. Maurer |
25 |
|
Two Views of Arundel House, 1646, after Hollar. These views, unique of their kind, are particularly valuable for the clear idea they give of a noble London mansion of the period. Arundel House retains many ancient features, particularly in its dining-hall, which, with the brick residence for the noble owner, is the only dignified portion of the building. The rest has the character of an inn-yard—a mere collection of ill-connected outhouses and stabling. The shed with the tall square window in the roof was the depository of the famous collection of pictures and antiques made by the renowned Earl, part of which still forms the Arundel Collection at Oxford |
40, 41 |
|
Penn’s House, Norfolk Street, 1749, from a view by J. Buck. The view is taken from the river, looking up Norfolk Street to a range of old houses, still standing, in the Strand. Penn’s house was the last on the west side of the street (to the spectator’s left), overlooking the water |
55 |
|
Somerset House from the River, 1746, from an engraving by I. Knyff. Upon a barge moored in the river is seen the famous coffee-house known as “The Folly,” which, originally used as a musical summer-house, ended in being the resort of depravity |
56 |
|
Strand Front of Somerset House, 1777, from a large engraving after I. Moss |
80 |
|
Jacob Tonson’s Book-shop, 1742, from an etching by Benoist. The shop of this famous bibliopole was opposite Catherine Street. The view is obtained from the background of the print representing a burlesque procession of Masons, got up by some humourist in ridicule of the craft |
82 |
|
Old Houses in the Strand, 1742, copied from the same print as the preceding view. These houses stood on the site of the present Wellington Street |
104 |
|
The Savoy, from the Thames, in 1650, after Hollar |
106 |
|
The Savoy Chapel, from an original drawing |
119 |
|
The Savoy Prison, 1793, from an etching by J. T. Smith |
125 |
|
Durham House, 1790, from an etching by J. T. Smith |
126 |
|
The Water Gate, 1860, from a Sketch |
133 |
|
York Stairs and surrounding Buildings, circa 1745, after an original drawing by Canaletti in the British Museum. This is one of the few interesting views of Old London sketched by Canaletti during his short stay in England. It comprises the famous water-gate designed by Inigo Jones, and the tall wooden tower of the York Buildings Water Company. The large mansion behind this (at the south-west corner of Buckingham Street) was that inhabited by Pepys from 1684, and in which he entertained the members of the Royal Society during his presidency. The house at the opposite corner (seen above the trees) is that in which the Czar Peter the Great resided for some time, when he visited England for instruction in shipbuilding |
144 |
|
Crockford’s Fish-shop, from an original sketch |
146 |
|
The Old Roman Bath, from a drawing |
169 |
|
Exeter Change, 1821, from an etching by Cooke |
188 |
|
Titus Oates in the Pillory, from an anonymous contemporary Dutch engraving |
190 |
|
The King’s Mews, 1750, from a print by I. Maurer. This building, erected in 1732 at the
|