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Memoranda, or, Chronicles of the Foundling Hospital John Brownlow

Memoranda, or, Chronicles of the Foundling Hospital By John Brownlow

Memoranda, or, Chronicles of the Foundling Hospital by John Brownlow


Summary

Captain Coram's Foundling Hospital was established in 1739 for 'the maintenance and education of exposed and deserted young children'. John Brownlow (1800-73), himself a foundling, was secretary of the hospital from 1849 until his retirement. This work, first published in 1847, presents a valuable insider account of the hospital.

Memoranda, or, Chronicles of the Foundling Hospital Summary

Memoranda, or, Chronicles of the Foundling Hospital: Including Memoirs of Captain Coram, etc. etc. by John Brownlow

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. He introduced improvements to the children's education and was a staunch defender of the hospital, countering the criticism often levelled in the nineteenth century that taking in illegitimate children simply encouraged neglect. Brownlow's Memoranda, first published in 1847, presents a valuable account of the hospital, its early supporters, and Coram, as well as descriptions of the paintings (Kneller's portrait of Handel among them) which formed the first public art gallery in London. The book also includes contemporary engravings and facsimiles of many original documents.

Table of Contents

Memoranda; Catalogue of pictures; The chapel; The catacombs; Academy of music; Admission of children; The privileges of the governors; Naming and baptizing of the children; The nursing and mortality of the children; The revenues of the hospital; The benevolent fund.

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NLS9781108054836
9781108054836
1108054838
Memoranda, or, Chronicles of the Foundling Hospital: Including Memoirs of Captain Coram, etc. etc. by John Brownlow
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Cambridge University Press
2013-04-18
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