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'A Perspective View of the Foundling Hospital with Emblematic Figures', 1749. Artist: Charles Grignion

'A Perspective View of the Foundling Hospital with Emblematic Figures', 1749. Artist: Charles Grignion

1-230-795 - Reproduced by permission of Historic England/Heritage Images

'A Perspective View of the Foundling Hospital with Emblematic Figures', 1749; showing mothers with babies waiting outside the gates of the Foundling Hospital in Camden, London. The hospital was founded by Captain Thomas Coram after seeing the plight of children left abandoned in the streets. In 1926 it was moved to Redhill, Surrey, and the original buildings were demolished.

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Creator
  1. Charles Grignion, attributed to: British: Artist, engraver, printmaker
  2. Anon, attributed to: :
People Related
  1. Thomas Coram: British: Philanthropist, founder of Foundling Hospital, sea captain, sailor
Medium
  1. Engraving
Geographic Hierarchy

World Europe United Kingdom England Greater London London Camden

  1. 51 35 00 N , 000 10 00 W
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Science & Nature Medicine

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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 5000x3777
File Size : 55,328kb

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  1. CC81/43
  1. 0250000315
  1. 1-230-795
  1. 1230795
  1. 315
  1. A3
  1. CC81/43

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