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

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

2-704-039 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

'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]

Image Details

People Information

Creator
  1. Unknown, attributed to: :
After
  1. Louis Philippe Boitard: French: Artist, engraver, printmaker, illustrator
People Related
  1. Sir Walter Besant: British: novelist and philanthropist
  2. Adam & Charles Black: British: Publisher
  3. Thomas Coram: British: Philanthropist, founder of Foundling Hospital, sea captain, sailor
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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