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An old sea dog, an artist, a composer …. and babies
February 18, 2013
In 1740 Hogarth presented his portrait of Captain Thomas Coram to the Foundling Hospital, one of his many art works he gave in his long association with the Hospital. Thomas Coram who went to sea at 11 was a self-made business man, who had been campaigning for London’s foundlings since the 1720s. On his daily …
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