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'The Foundling Hospital', c1753, (1925). Creator: Unknown.

'The Foundling Hospital', c1753, (1925). Creator: Unknown.

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'The Foundling Hospital', c1753, (1925). Founded in 1739 by the philanthropic sea captain Thomas Coram. It was a children's home established for the 'education and maintenance of exposed and deserted young children'. Engraving after L. P. Boitard, 1753. From "London in the Eighteenth Century", by Sir Walter Besant. [A. & C. Black, Ltd., London, 1925]

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Creator
  1. Unknown, attributed to: {}: Search Wikipedia for Unknown
After
  1. Louis Philippe Boitard: French: Artist, engraver, printmaker, illustratorSearch Wikipedia for Louis Philippe Boitard
People Related
  1. Sir Walter Besant: British: novelist and philanthropistSearch Wikipedia for Sir Walter Besant
  2. Adam & Charles Black: British: PublisherSearch Wikipedia for Adam & Charles Black
  3. Thomas Coram: British: Philanthropist, founder of Foundling Hospital, sea captain, sailorSearch Wikipedia for Thomas Coram
Medium
  1. Engraving
Picture Type
  1. Landscape
Geographic Hierarchy

World Europe United Kingdom England Greater London London

  1. 51 30 51 N , 000 05 35 W
Category Hierarchy

Society & Culture Education

Artistic Representations Cityscapes

Locations & Buildings Other

Society & Culture Wealth & Poverty

Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 5976x3850
File Size : 67,406kb

Aliases

  1. 0580060232
  1. 2-704-039
  1. 2704039
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