'Coram', (c1668-1751), 1830. Creator: Unknown.

'Coram', (c1668-1751), 1830. Creator: Unknown.

2-720-846 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

'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]


Image Details


People Information

Creator
  1. Unknown:
Subject
  1. Thomas Coram: British: Philanthropist, founder of Foundling Hospital, sea captain, sailor
People Related
  1. Alfred Howard: : Editor
  2. Thomas Tegg: British; English: Publisher, printer, bookseller
  3. Richard Griffin and Company: British: Bookseller, publisher
  4. J Cumming: Irish: Publisher
  5. King George II: German: King of Britain

Medium
  1. Engraving

Picture Type
  1. Portrait

Category Hierarchy

People Famous People

Society & Culture Issues & Causes

Artistic Representations Portraits

Society & Culture Wealth & Poverty


Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 4293x4948
File Size : 62,232kb


Aliases

  1. 0580068753
  1. 2-720-846
  1. 2720846

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