[The foundlings] [graphic]
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Description
- Title
- [The foundlings] [graphic]
- Alternative Title
- To all to whom these presents shall come
- Creator
- Cave, François Morellon La, active approximately 1700-1766, printmaker
- Contributor
- Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, artist.
- Published / Created
- [1739]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- publisher not identified
- Abstract
-
Children in front of a foundling hospital engaged in various industrious activities; on the right a weeping woman kneels, holding a handkerchief to her eyes, her child having fallen into the river behind her. A man turns to look at her; he holds a folio with the words "The Royal Charter" etched at the top. In the distance, a view of the coast and ships at sea
- Description
-
Title, state, and date from Paulson.
Added title from caption below image.
Signed: By order of the said governors & guardians.
Sheet trimmed on right and left edges.
Ms. note in Steevens's hand in pencil above print: Power of Attorney. See Mr. Nichols's book, 3d edit. p. 253.
On page 101 in volume 2. - Provenance
- George Steevens bequeathed this collection to William Windham (1750-1810). At Windham's death, the collection was put up for sale on 20 July 1810 and was bought in by Mrs. Windham at 292 guineas; by descent through the Windham family; Sotheby's, 17 February 1919 to Dyson Perrins for £400; Sotheby's sale including Property of the Late C.W. Dyson Perrins, Esq., 11 June 1959, lot 100 purchased by Maggs Bros. for W.S. Lewis for £1300.
- Extent
- 1 print : sheet 34.9 x 21.6 cm
- Edition
- [State 3].
- Language
-
English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- Folio 75 H67 800 v.2 (Oversize)
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Annotations (Provenance) 18th century
Engravings England London 1739 - Material
- etching and engraving ; and laid paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Name)
- Foundling Hospital (London, England)
- Subject (Topic)
-
Children
Death
Orphanages - Subjects
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Foundling Hospital (London, England)
Children
Death
Orphanages
18th century
England > London > 1739
Steevens, George, 1736-1800 > Ownership
Perrins, Charles William Dyson, 1864-1958 > Ownership
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 12784141
- Object ID (OID)
- 16194003
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