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'The Embankment', 1874. A view from the terrace of Somerset House looking east towards the City. A woman with a parasol looks out over the River Thames; her daughter plays with a doll while a baby sits in a perambulator. A regiment of Grenadier Guards is marching along the Embankment to the Tower of London. St Paul's Cathedral is in the distance on the left and Cannon Street Station can be seen behind Blackfriars Bridge.