'The Foundling Hospital', c1753, (1925). Creator: Unknown.
/2704039.jpg "'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]
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People Information
Creator
After
- Louis Philippe Boitard: French: Artist, engraver, printmaker, illustrator
People Related
- Sir Walter Besant: British: novelist and philanthropist
- Adam & Charles Black: British: Publisher
- Thomas Coram: British: Philanthropist, founder of Foundling Hospital, sea captain, sailor
Geographic Hierarchy
World Europe United Kingdom England Greater London London
- 51 30 51 N , 000 05 35 W
Digital Image Size
Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 5976x3850
File Size : 67,406kb
Aliases
- 0580060232
- 2-704-039
- 2704039
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