PLATE XXI. 47 OLD CHEESE-CAKE HOUSE, HYDE PARK, 1797. Watercolour. 21½ by 12 in. The building, close to the Serpentine, is thus mentioned in Howard’s “English Monsieur” (1674): “Nay, ’tis no London female; she’s a thing that never saw a cheesecake, a tart, or a syllabub at the Lodge in Hyde Park.” Swift writes to Stella that after his duel with Lord Mohun the Duke of Hamilton was helped towards the “Cake-house,” but died on the grass before he could reach it. Later it was sometimes called the Mince-pie House. Demolished 1835-36. There is an engraving of it in the “Gentleman’s Magazine” for May 1801. Date 1797. _Lent by H.M. the King._ 48_a_ BUCKINGHAM HOUSE. Wash drawing in Indian ink. 10¾ by 5¾ in. Buckingham House in St. James’s Park was designed by Captain William Winde, said to have been a pupil of Gerbier, and to have been born at Bergen-op-Zoom, being finished for John Sheffield, Duke of Buckingham, in 1705. There is an account of it with elevation in Sir Reginald Blomfield’s book on English renaissance architecture. It was bought by George III, settled on Queen Charlotte, and here Dr. Johnson had his famous interview with the King. The original building was altered and added to from 1825 onwards until it quite disappeared, Buckingham Palace covering the site. Winde was of Norfolk family, well connected. See references to him in “Notes and Queries,” and his pedigree by Mr. J. Challenor Smith in Surrey Arch. Coll., vol. x. By J. MAURER, 1746. _Lent by H.M. the King._ 48_b_ THE HORSE GUARDS PARADE. 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._ PLATE XXII. 49 FISHMONGERS’ HALL FROM THE RIVER. 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._ 50 LANDING AT THE “CROWN AND SCEPTRE” TAVERN, GREENWICH. Watercolour. 11¾ by 8¼ in. Part of Greenwich Hospital in mid-distance. The “Crown and Sceptre” was one of the old riverside taverns which ministered to the taste of Londoners for whitebait. By T. ROWLANDSON (1756-1827). _Lent by Mr. E. H. Coles._ 51 THE BANK LOTTERY.