At the hospital for the maintenance and education of exposed and deserted young children in Lambs Conduit Fields [graphic].
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16030759
Description
- Title
- At the hospital for the maintenance and education of exposed and deserted young children in Lambs Conduit Fields [graphic].
- Alternative Title
- Arms of the Foundling Hospital
- Contributor
- Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, artist.
- Published / Created
- [approximately 24 May 1759]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- publisher not identified
- Abstract
-
Coat-of-arms with a naked child, a lamb holding a sprig of thyme as the crest, figures of maternal nature and Britannia as supporters, and the motto "Help"; a landscape beyond, and a rococco frame; below, a ticket for a performance of "a sacred oratorio" composed by George Frederick Handel Esqr. to be performed at the Foundling Hospital. Blank spaces left for the date, month, year, and time of the performance
- Description
-
Title from first line of text, below image.
Title from Paulson: Arms of the Foundling Hospital.
State and date from Paulson. - Provenance
- Purchased from John Grant, Ltd., August 1940; Formerly owned by Charles Kinnaird, 8th Lord Kinnaird of Inchture (1780-1826).
- Extent
- 1 print : plate mark 201 x 219 mm, on sheet 205 x 225 mm
- Edition
- [State 2].
- Language
-
English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- Kinnaird 72K(d) Box 110
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Tickets
Engravings England London 1759
Etchings England London 1759 - Material
- etching with engraving in red and black ink ; and laid paper.
- Resource Type
- text
- Subject (Geographic)
- Great Britain.
- Subject (Name)
-
Foundling Hospital (London, England)
Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759. - Subject (Topic)
-
Charities
Britannia (Symbolic character)
Coats of arms - Subjects
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Foundling Hospital (London, England)
Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759
Charities > Great Britain
Britannia (Symbolic character)
Coats of arms
England > London > 1759
Kinnaird, Charles Kinnaird, Baron, 1780-1826 > 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
- 9856149
- Object ID (OID)
- 16030759