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marriage, in 1642, of the daughter of the second Earl of Suffolk with the tenth Earl of Northumberland. The house was sold under the compulsory clause of an Act of Parliament in 1873, and Northumberland Avenue covers the site. The lion on the front is of lead, and is now at Syon House, Isleworth. The statue of Charles I was the work of Hubert Le Sœur, and the pedestal, according to Horace Walpole, was by Grinling Gibbons, but it is now generally assigned to Joshua Marshall, master mason. On the left appears the famous old Golden Cross coaching inn, its sign overhanging the roadway. It was rebuilt in 1832. An engraving of this design, issued in 1753, has on it "Canaletti pinx^t et delin^t.—T Bowles sculp^t." It was republished by Laurie and Whittle in 1794.

By, 1697-1768.

Lent by the Marquess of Sligo.

70 FOUNDLING HOSPITAL.

Oil picture. A circle, 21 in. in diameter.

William Hogarth was most active in helping the Foundling Hospital during its early period. In the charter of incorporation he appears as a "Governor and Guardian." Immediately afterwards, in 1740, he gave one of his masterpieces, the portrait of Captain Coram, founder, and within a few years the "March to Finchley," and other pictures. In 1746 various painters were induced through his influence to present examples of their work; among them were F. Hayman, S. Scott, R. Wilson, and T. Gainsborough, and all were elected Governors excepting the last-named, then a mere lad, who, after some years' work in London, had lately returned to Norfolk. As time went on further help of this kind was forthcoming, crowds flocked to see the paintings, and the success of such informal exhibitions prepared the way for the foundation of the Royal Academy.

The building here shown was designed by Theodore Jacobsen, who came of a family long connected with the Steelyard, and whose portrait was painted by Hudson.

The site of the Hospital had been part of Lamb's Conduit Fields. Over the wall, to spectator's left, is the burial ground of the parish of St. George the Martyr, now a public garden.

By, R.A., 1746 (1714-1782).

Lent by the Foundling Hospital.