Foundling Hospital

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The Foundling Hospital was an 18th-century London institution founded by philanthropist Thomas Coram to care for abandoned and orphaned children.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf charitable institution
children's home
admissionPolicy initially unrestricted admission by lottery
later restricted admission with petitions and recommendations
admittedChildrenFrom London
linked to: London, England

across England
architect Theodore Jacobsen
architecturalStyle Georgian architecture
associatedWith Handel Festival
Messiah charity performances
charterGrantedBy King George II
childrenApprenticedAs artisans
domestic servants
sailors
country Kingdom of Great Britain
educationProvided basic literacy
religious instruction
vocational training
firstAdmissionsBegan 1741
foundedBy Thomas Coram
fundingSource charity concerts
philanthropic donations
subscriptions
hasCollection Hogarth paintings
artworks donated by contemporary artists
hasPart Foundling Hospital chapel
Foundling Hospital picture gallery
hasPurpose care for abandoned children
care for orphaned children
historicalPeriod 18th century
19th century
inception 1739
languageOfInstitution English
legacy Foundling Museum
locatedIn Bloomsbury
London
linked to: London, England
movedTo Berkhampstead
linked to: Berkhamsted
notableSupporter Charles Dickens
George Frideric Handel
William Hogarth
linked to: Hogarth
notableWorkPreservedAt Foundling Museum
opened 1741
operatedBy governors and guardians of the Foundling Hospital
religion Church of England
relocated 20th century
siteNowOccupiedBy Brunswick Square gardens
linked to: Brunswick Square

Foundling Museum
successor Coram charity

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Coram's Fields formerSiteOf Foundling Hospital
The Foundling Museum dedicatedTo Foundling Hospital
Coram Boy depicts Foundling Hospital
Thomas Coram notableWork Foundling Hospital
Thomas Coram founded Foundling Hospital
Thomas Coram founded Foundling Hospital for the Maintenance and Education of Exposed and Deserted Young Children
linked to: Foundling Hospital
Thomas Coram inception Foundling Hospital 1739
linked to: Foundling Hospital
Thomas Coram honouredIn Coram (children’s charity)
linked to: Foundling Hospital