By J. M. WHICHELO, _c._ 1813. _Lent by H.M. the King._ 55 THAMES BELOW BRIDGE, LOOKING TOWARDS ST. PAUL’S. Watercolour. 21 by 13 in. A reach of the river with shipping, and old buildings to left, which, from their position and that of St. Paul’s in the distance, must be on the Surrey shore, near Rotherhithe. By John Thomas, elder son of Domenic Serres, R.A., native of Gascony. He was a successful painter of landscape and marine views, but was ruined by the depravity and extravagance of his wife, born Olive Wilmot, who called herself Princess of Cumberland. He died within the rules of the King’s Bench Prison. By J. T. SERRES (1759-1825). _Lent by Mr. H. Oppenheimer._ 56 FIFE HOUSE FROM THE THAMES. Watercolour. 8¾ by 9½ in. Fife House, Whitehall Yard, built for James Duff, second Earl of Fife in 1772, was let by his executors to the Earl of Liverpool, who died there in 1828, when Prime Minister. It was next to the late United Service Institution originally Vanbrugh’s “Goose-pie,” and was pulled down in 1869. By G. SHEPHERD, 1805. _Lent by Mr. E. H. Coles._ 57 MELBOURNE HOUSE, NOW THE ALBANY, PICCADILLY. Wash drawing in Indian ink. 8½ by 6 in. Designed by Sir William Chambers, and sold in 1771 by the first Lord Holland to the first Viscount Melbourne, who exchanged it with Frederick, Duke of York and _Albany_ for Melbourne (latterly called Dover) House, Whitehall. It was afterwards converted into chambers, the garden behind being built over with additional sets of rooms. Frederick Nash, who drew this, was son of a builder in Lambeth, and studied under Malton the younger, being also employed as a draughtsman by Sir R. Smirke. He began exhibiting at the Academy in 1800, became a member of the Old Watercolour Society, and architectural draughtsman to the Society of Antiquaries. By F. NASH (1782-1856). _Lent by H.M. the King._ 58 RIVER VIEW FROM BELOW YORK WATER-GATE. Watercolour. 9½ by 6 in. The artist who painted this was son of George Barret, R.A., and in 1804 was a foundation member of the Old Watercolour Society. He excelled in classical landscapes, and published a book on the “Theory and Practice of Watercolour Painting.” By G. BARRET the Younger (1767-1842). _Lent by Mr. H. C. Levis._ PLATE XXIII. 59 ST. DUNSTAN’S-IN-THE-WEST, FLEET STREET. Watercolour on etched outline. 18¾ by 13 in.