3740387 The Hall, Blue Coat School, from \'Ackermann\'s Microcosm of London\', engraved by J. Hill, 1808 (aquatint) by Rowlandson, T. (1756-1827) & Pugin, A.C. (1762-1832) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Christ\'s Hospital founded by Edward VI (1552) on site of the Greyfriars monastery and rebuilt under supervision of Sir Christopher Wren (1632-1723) after the Great Fire The picture shows the Great Hall on St. Matthew\'s Day, September 21st. On this day two senior boys destined for scholarships to Oxford and Cambridge Universities, known as Grecians, gave orations in praise of the school, one in Latin and the other in English. Along the wall on the right, a painting by Antonio Verrio).