Pencil. 16 by 13 in.
This hall, described on the drawing as a chapel, was on the west side
of Aldersgate Street, a little beyond the church of St. Botolph,
and was destroyed about 1790. Here was latterly the Aldersgate
Coffee-house; the site is marked by Trinity Court.
The brotherhood was suppressed by Edward VI. It had been founded in
1377 as a fraternity of St. Fabian and St. Sebastian. The interior
here shown has an open timber roof of the late fourteenth or early
fifteenth century, and a Renaissance fireplace. In the large window
is stained glass.
William Capon, who made this and many other topographical drawings,
was a scene-painter and architect; his antiquarian knowledge was
considerable. He was a conceited man, Sheridan called him “Pompous
Billy.”
By W. CAPON, 1790 (1757-1827).
_Lent by Sir E. Coates._
42_a_ ST. JAMES’S PARK AND BUCKINGHAM HOUSE.
Watercolour. 16½ by 9¼ in.
From the end of the ornamental water looking towards Buckingham House;
on the left are important buildings facing the park. Many figures,
boy in foreground flying a kite. The canal was formed soon after the
Restoration. Pepys on 16 September 1660, mentions seeing the work in
progress.
Carefully drawn with a pen and tinted, after the manner of the artist,
who usually engraved his views on copper.
By J. MAURER, 1741.
_Lent by H.M. the King._
42_b_ ST. JAMES’S PALACE AND THE MALL.
Watercolour. 16¾ by 8¾ in.
In the distance is the steeple of St. Martin’s-in-the-Fields. Deer
can be seen in the open ground to right.
By J. MAURER, 1741.
_Lent by H.M. the King._