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River flowed by, and water was introduced from it to a large tank beneath the floor of the stage—used for naval spectacles, etc.

Here in 1832 T. P. Cooke made his first appearance as William in "Black-Eyed Susan." The theatre fell into disrepute, but was revived by Phelps who, 1844-62, made it "the home of the legitimate drama." Closed for some years, it was rebuilt in 1879, and for a short time was under the management of Mrs. Bateman. This picture agrees with the view of the old house in Wilkinson's "Londina Illustrata."

By, 1792.

Lent by the Hon. Lady Lyttelton.

68 GREEN PARK, 1760.

Oil picture. 50 by 31 in.

In the foreground is a man seated on a rail, with what looks like a plan or drawing in his left hand. He turns to the spectator and, with his right, points in the direction of Spencer House, the park front of which still remains unaltered. This figure, in all likelihood, represents John Vardy, the architect who designed it. The pond is wrongly named Rosamond's Pond on the frame. It is mentioned in the Calendar of Treasury Papers, 9 June 1725, as a "canal or basin lately made over against Devonshire House," and was soon afterwards converted into a reservoir of Chelsea Waterworks. A walk by it, planted with trees, was called the Queen's Walk. This reservoir was enlarged in 1729, and filled up in 1856. The Green Park Rosamond's Pond was in the old bed of the Tyburn, much farther west. A more famous Rosamond's Pond, in St. James's Park, disappeared 1770. All three are marked on Rocque's map of 1746. The figures scattered about the foreground and reflected in the water show very well the costume of the period. In the distance is Buckingham House (see No. 48).

By, 1760 (1697-1764).

Lent by the Earl Spencer.

69 NORTHUMBERLAND HOUSE, KING CHARLES'S STATUE, AND THE GOLDEN CROSS, CHARING CROSS.

Oil picture. 16 by 9 in.

This historic mansion was built c. 1605 for Henry Howard, Earl of Northampton, and left by him to his nephew, Thomas Howard, Earl of Suffolk. It came to the Percys through the