Memoranda, Or, Chronicles of the Foundling Hospital: Including Memoirs of Captain Coram, Etc. Etc.

by John Brownlow and John Brownlow

Book Overview

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"