Old Somerset House was built by the Protector, brother of Jane Seymour and maternal uncle of Edward VI, being begun soon after the death of Henry VIII. During a portion of Mary’s reign it was assigned to her sister Elizabeth. James I granted it to his Queen, Anne of Denmark. Charles handed it over to his Queen, Henrietta Maria, and caused a chapel for Roman Catholics to be added to the building. This was designed by Inigo Jones and consecrated in 1635, and he did other work there. A picture at Dulwich, engraved for Wilkinson’s “Londina Illustrata,” shows it before his chapel and alterations destroyed the uniform character of the building. It can hardly be from nature, as the artist was Cornelis Bol, who also portrayed the Great Fire. The present view must have been painted shortly before its demolition in 1775. An arcaded portion designed by Inigo Jones, stands out prominently. By T. SANDBY, R.A. (1721-1798). _Lent by H.M. the King._ 17 OLD MANSION IN LEADENHALL STREET. Watercolour. 12½ by 18 in. To spectator’s right, above nearer buildings, is the spire of St. Peter’s Cornhill, and behind it the tower of St. Michael’s, Cornhill. If, as noted in pencil, this rather ornate structure was pulled down “for the East India House,” it must have been after the rebuilding of the latter from Jupp’s design, for it is shown in the large watercolour by T. Malton (No. 77) as immediately west of that building. About 1800 _Lent by Sir E. Coates._ 18 WESTMINSTER FROM THE GARDEN OF OLD SOMERSET HOUSE. Watercolour. 14¼ by 10½ in. This drawing, like No. 14, is stamped with the initials “PS.” It was therefore in the collection of Paul Sandby, and below it, on mount, is the following inscription (not contemporary), “Drawn by T Sandby 1752.” By T. SANDBY, R.A. (1721-1798). _Lent by H.M. the King._ PLATE XI. 19 OLD LONDON BRIDGE FROM BILLINGSGATE. Watercolour. 21¼ by 12½ in. Shows, on the Surrey side of the river, St. Olave’s Church, Tooley Street, lately closed, a neighbouring shot tower destroyed in a fire of 1843, and St. Saviour’s Church, now Southwark Cathedral. By G. YATES, 1828. _Lent by Sir E. Coates._ 20 OLD LONDON BRIDGE FROM THE WEST. Watercolour. 22 by 12½ in. The bridge as altered when the houses on it were pulled down soon after the middle of the eighteenth century. The wide arch was then formed by the removal of a pier, two arches being thrown into one, which nearly caused the collapse of the fabric. An archaic steamer has a greyhound painted on its paddle-box. By G. YATES, 1830. _Lent by Sir E. Coates._ 21 BARN ELMS, 1793. Watercolour. 12 by 9½ in. Scene by the river near Barnes. In the distance are the towers of Fulham Church and of Putney Church at each end of old Putney Bridge.