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Captain Thomas Coram, founder of the Foundling Hospital

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Image ID

812027


Item data

Title

Captain Thomas Coram, founder of the Foundling Hospital

Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection
Costume -- 1700s -- English

Names

Holl, Benjamin, 1808-1884 (Engraver)
Hogarth, William, 1697-1764 (Artist)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1780 - 1950 (Questionable)

Library Location

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC COSTU-17-En

Subjects

Coram, Thomas, 1668?-1751
Men -- Clothing & dress -- England -- 1700-1799
Coats -- 1700-1799
Clothing & dress -- England -- 1700-1799
English -- Clothing & dress -- 1700-1799
Shoes -- England -- 1700-1799

Genres

Prints

Notes

Content: Printed on border: "Engraved by B. Holl from the original by Hogarth"
Source Note: The works of William Hogarth, being a complete edition of this celebrated painter, engraved on steel by the first artists, with descriptive letter press. London Printing and Publishing Co.,) Hogarth, William (1697-1764), Artist. Trusler, John (1735-1820), Author.

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b17563733
Barcode: 33333159196530
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 5cc49cd0-c540-012f-ef1b-58d385a7bc34

Rights

The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Type Of Resource

Still Image

Date Issued

1780

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MLA format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Captain Thomas Coram, founder of the Foundling Hospital" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1780 - 1950. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5cc49cd0-c540-012f-ef1b-58d385a7bc34

APA format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1780 - 1950). Captain Thomas Coram, founder of the Foundling Hospital Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5cc49cd0-c540-012f-ef1b-58d385a7bc34

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Captain Thomas Coram, founder of the Foundling Hospital" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 14, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5cc49cd0-c540-012f-ef1b-58d385a7bc34

Wikipedia citation

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