'Coram', (c1668-1751), 1830. Creator: Unknown.
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'Coram', (c1668-1751), 1830. Thomas Coram (c1668-1751) English philanthropist set up the London Foundling Hospital in Bloomsbury by charter of King George II, to care for abandoned children, said to be the world's first incorporated charity. From "Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard. [Thomas Tegg, R. Griffin and Co., J. Cumming, London, Glasgow and Dublin, 1830]
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Creator
- Unknown, attributed to: :
Subject
- Thomas Coram: British: Philanthropist, founder of Foundling Hospital, sea captain, sailor
People Related
- Alfred Howard: : Editor
- Thomas Tegg: British; English: Publisher, printer, bookseller
- Richard Griffin and Company: British: Bookseller, publisher
- J Cumming: Irish: Publisher
- King George II: German: King of Britain
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Society & Culture Issues & Causes
Artistic Representations Portraits
Society & Culture Wealth & Poverty
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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 4293x4948
File Size : 62,232kb
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- 0580068753
- 2-720-846
- 2720846
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