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Magdalen Asylum, Dublin: a collection in the chapel. Pencil drawing attributed to McCain. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.
The Magdalen Asylum was a refuge for unmarried and deserted mothers, for their children, and for foundlings
The chapel is shown as a long building with an apse at the east end, a pulpit with a large sounding board, and a gallery on the north side. It contains a large congregation, from whom the Count de Salis is taking the collection. In the foreground, on the left are some of the inmates, with bare feet, while the well-shod visitors are on the right
The man bowing may be Jerome, 4th Count de Salis-Soglio (1771-1836), who was a landowner with extensive estates around Lough Gur, County Limerick. His family originated from the Grisons in Switzerland, and had the title of Count of the Holy Roman Empire. Alternative candidates include Peter John Fane de Salis, 5th Count de Salis-Soglio (1799-1870). "Mr Parnell" may possibly be John Henry Parnell (1811-1859)
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