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At the hospital for the maintenance and education of exposed and deserted young children in Lambs Conduit Fields
Title
At the hospital for the maintenance and education of exposed and deserted young children in Lambs Conduit Fields [graphic].
Edition
[State 2].
Publication
[London] : [publisher not identified], [approximately 24 May 1759]
Physical Description
1 print : etching with engraving in red and black ink ; plate mark 201 x 219 mm, on sheet 205 x 225 mm
Medium
laid paper.
Notes
Title from first line of text, below image.
Title from Paulson: Arms of the Foundling Hospital.
State and date from Paulson.
Exhibited: "Knight Errant of the Distressed: Horace Walpole and Philanthropy" at The Lewis Walpole Library, Farmington, CT, May 2022 - December 2022.
Provenance
Formerly owned by Charles Kinnaird, 8th Lord Kinnaird of Inchture (1780-1826).
Summary
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.
Variant and related titles
Title from Paulson: Arms of the Foundling Hospital
Format
Images
Language
English
Added to Catalog
July 14, 2011
References
Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works (3rd rev. ed.), no. 230
Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works, no. 236
Subjects
Subjects (Local Yale)
Genre/Form
Tickets.
Engravings - England - London - 1759.
Etchings - England - London - 1759.
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