Foundling Hospital: above, the achievement of arms; below, Captain Coram and several children, carrying implements of work, a church and ships in the distance. The lower scene shows Coram carrying the Royal Charter, granted in 1739, under his arm. Hogarth made the original drawing to head the subscription roll of the hospital
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate from: Nichols, J. The genuine works of William Hogarth. London : Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, Paternoster Row, 1808-17, v. 2, page 152., Sheet trimmed to plate mark on right edge., and Two images on one plate. Top image is a copy of an engraving after Hogarth from ca. 1747; see: Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works (3rd rev. ed.), no. 230. Bottom image is a copy of an engraving after Hogarth from the 1740s; see: Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works (3rd rev. ed.), no. 225.
"Interior view of the chapel in the Foundling Hospital; during a service; the preacher stands in pulpit, and congregations gathers in pews, and in overlooking galleries."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate from: Microcosm of London. London : R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, No. 101 Strand, [1808-1810?], v. 2, opposite page 61., and Plate numbered in upper right, above image: No. 37.
Publisher:
Pub. 1st Octr. 1808 at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 101 Strand
Subject (Geographic):
London (England), Great Britain., England, and London.
Subject (Name):
Foundling Hospital (London, England)
Subject (Topic):
Hospitals, Orphanages, Chapels, Interiors, Religious services, and Mothers
"Interior view of the chapel in the Foundling Hospital; during a service; the preacher stands in pulpit, and congregations gathers in pews, and in overlooking galleries."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Plate from: Microcosm of London. London : R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, No. 101 Strand, [1808-1810?], v. 2, opposite page 61., Plate numbered in upper right, above image: No. 37., and 1 print : aquatint and etching, hand-colored ; plate mark 230 x 280 mm.
Publisher:
Pub. 1st Octr. 1808 at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 101 Strand
Subject (Geographic):
London (England), Great Britain., England, and London.
Subject (Name):
Foundling Hospital (London, England)
Subject (Topic):
Hospitals, Orphanages, Chapels, Interiors, Religious services, and Mothers
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 from caption below image., Plate from: Ireland, J. A supplement to Hogarth illustrated. London : [J. Ireland], 1798., "Page 257"--Upper right corner., Copy after Hogarth. See Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works, no. 225., and Sheet trimmed on right and left edges.
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 from caption below image., Plate from: Ireland, J. A supplement to Hogarth illustrated. London : [J. Ireland], 1798., "Page 257"--Upper right corner., Copy after Hogarth. See Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works, no. 225., Sheet trimmed on right and left edges., Ms. note in Steevens's hand above print: Copy., and On page 101 in volume 2. Sheet trimmed to, plate visible at bottom: 9.7 x 13.2 cm.
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 from caption below image., Plate from: Ireland, J. A supplement to Hogarth illustrated. London : [J. Ireland], 1798., "Page 257"--Upper right corner., Copy after Hogarth. See Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works, no. 225., and Sheet trimmed on right and left edges.
Cave, François Morellon La, active approximately 1700-1766, printmaker
Published / Created:
[1739]
Call Number:
Folio 75 H67 800 v.2 (Oversize)
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
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
Alternative Title:
To all to whom these presents shall come
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., and On page 101 in volume 2.
