Memoranda, Or, Chronicles of the Foundling Hospital: Including Memoirs of Captain Coram, Etc. Etc.
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Captain Coram's Foundling Hospital was established in 1739 for 'the maintenance and education of exposed and deserted young children'. Hogarth was a governor of the hospital - he donated several pictures, including his portrait of Coram - as was Handel, whose famous performances of his oratorio Messiah were given there from 1750 to raise funds. John Brownlow (1800-73), himself a foundling, was secretary of the hospital from 1849 until his retirement...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1108054838
ISBN13:9781108054836
Release Date:April 2013
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Length:258 Pages
Weight:0.84 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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