‘A View of the Foundling Hospital’ *
Antique print, Engraved on copper by Benjamin Cole for William Maitland's 'History of London'
Published in 1756 by T. Osborne & J. Shipton, London
Good, aged condition
Measures (approx):
Image 32 cms by 19 cms.
Sheet 40 cms by 25 cms.
Unmounted
* The Foundling Hospital in London, England, was founded in 1739 by the philanthropic sea captain Thomas Coram.
as a home for the ‘education and maintenance of exposed and deserted young children’.
William Hogarth was a founding governor.