Paintings, Prints & Drawings — 1753
A View of the Foundling Hospital
Thomas Coram, a wealthy ship’s captain, established the Foundling Hospital in 1739. Dedicated to orphaned and homeless children, it aimed to improve the health and education of those in its care.
- Category:
- Paintings, Prints & Drawings
- Object ID:
- A9095
- Object name:
- A View of the Foundling Hospital
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- Artist/Maker:
- Boitard, Louis-Phillippe, Sayer, Robert
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- Production date:
- 1753
- Material:
- paper, ink
- Measurements/duration:
- H 265 mm, W 403 mm (plate mark), H 310 mm, W 457 mm (paper)
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- Record quality:
- 60%
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- Copyright holder:
- digital image © London Museum
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