'Front of the Foundling Hospital', c1876. Creator: Unknown.

'Front of the Foundling Hospital', c1876. Creator: Unknown.

2-714-907 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

'Front of the Foundling Hospital', c1876. Founded in 1739 by Thomas Coram, the Foundling Hospital in Bloomsbury, was a children's home for the "education and maintenance of exposed and deserted young children' and a fashionable charity of the time. From "Old and New London: A Narrative of Its History, Its People, and Its Places. The Western and Northern Studies", by Edward Walford. [Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co., London, Paris & New York]


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People Information

Creator
  1. Unknown, attributed to: :
People Related
  1. Edward Walford: British: Writer
  2. Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co: British: Publisher
  3. Thomas Coram: British: Philanthropist, founder of Foundling Hospital, sea captain, sailor
  4. King George II: German: King of Britain

Medium
  1. Engraving

Geographic Hierarchy

World Europe United Kingdom England Greater London London

  1. 51 30 51 N , 000 05 35 W

Category Hierarchy

Locations & Buildings Parks & Gardens

Artistic Representations Cityscapes

Society & Culture Wealth & Poverty

Society & Culture Sickness & Disease


Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 5405x3688
File Size : 58,400kb


Aliases

  1. 0580061113
  1. 2-714-907
  1. 2714907

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