Edward Armitage, professor and lecturer on painting to the Royal Academy Charles Nicholas Cochin the Younger 2nd June 1966

2nd June 1966

The Worshipful Company of Fishmongers established the almshouses in 1601

The lower section is a panoramic sketch of the royal and civic processions as they pass through Fleet Street

Engraved by John Bowles

Edward Armitage, professor and lecturer on painting to the Royal Academy Charles Nicholas Cochin the Younger 2nd June 1966Edward Armitage, professor and lecturer on painting to the Royal Academy, 1878. A historical painter, Armitage was influential in the movements for the restoration of fresco painting in England, and the decoration of the Houses of Parliament with historical designs. He became a Royal Academician in 1872, and became the Academy's professor and lecturer on painting in 1875. Armitage was a great collector of insects. From Men of Mark: a gallery of