{"product_id":"the-history-and-design-of-the-foundling-hospital-with-a-memoir-of-the-founder-paperback-9781108069434","title":"The History and Design of the Foundling Hospital; With a Memoir of the Founder (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108069434","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe History and Design of the Foundling Hospital\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eWith a Memoir of the Founder\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis 1858 account of Thomas Coram's Foundling Hospital, opened in London in 1741, complements the author's Chronicles (1847).\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJohn Brownlow (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108069434, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 19 February 2015\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e160 pages, 3 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e24.4 x 17 x 0.9 cm, 0.27 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eCaptain Coram's Foundling Hospital was opened in London in 1741 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, became secretary of the hospital from 1849 until his retirement. He introduced improvements to the children's education and was a staunch defender of the hospital, refuting criticisms often levelled in the nineteenth century that taking in illegitimate children simply encouraged neglect. This brief account, building on his 1847 Memoranda, or, Chronicles of the Foundling Hospital (also reissued in this series), covers Coram, early supporters, the institution's paintings - which formed the first public art gallery in London - and the care of the foundlings.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. History and objects of the charity\u003cbr\u003e 2. Early admission of children\u003cbr\u003e 3. Reasons for the existence of the charity\u003cbr\u003e 4. The privileges of the governors\u003cbr\u003e 5. Naming and baptizing of the children\u003cbr\u003e 6. Nursing of the children\u003cbr\u003e 7. The disposal of the children\u003cbr\u003e 8. The revenue of the hospital\u003cbr\u003e 9. The benevolent fund\u003cbr\u003e 10. The hospital and the arts\u003cbr\u003e 11. The chapel\u003cbr\u003e 12. The catacombs\u003cbr\u003e 13. Proposal for a music school\u003cbr\u003e 14. Memoir of the founder\u003cbr\u003e 15. Catalogue of pictures\u003cbr\u003e 16. List of governors and guardians.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: British \u0026amp; Irish history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on British \u0026amp; Irish history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22British%20\u0026amp;%20Irish%20history%20%5BHBJD1%5D%22\"\u003eHBJD1\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45909158789400,"sku":"9781108069434","price":20.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108069434i.jpg?v=1696748776","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-history-and-design-of-the-foundling-hospital-with-a-memoir-of-the-founder-paperback-9781108069434","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}