Foundling Hospital: Captain Coram and several children, the latter carrying implements of work, a church and ships in the distance. Steel engraving by H. Setchell after W. Hogarth.
- Hogarth, William, 1697-1764.
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- 39170i
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The central figure, holding the Royal Charter is founder Thomas Coram. The design tells the story of Coram's project: a mother deserts her baby and it is cared for and educated by the Foundling Hospital
Publication/Creation
London (Temple of the Muses, Finsbury Square) : Jones & Co.
Physical description
1 print : engraving, with etching ; image 11.4 x 19.5 cm
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The foundlings. Engraved by H. Setchell from the original drawing by Hogarth
References note
R. Paulson, Hogarth, his life, his art, and times, New Haven & London, 1971, II, p.38 reproduction of the drawing
R. Paulson, Hogart's graphic works, 3 ed., London 1989, p. 189 [225]
Reference
Wellcome Collection 39170i
Reproduction note
Hogarth's original design was engraved by La Cave and used as a headpiece to a Power of Attourney for collecting subscriptions for the Foundling Hospital, see also Wellcome Library catalogue no. 38278i
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