View of the Foundling Hospital, London, 1749

An etched view of a large symmetrical brick hospital building with a central pediment and wings, seen across a courtyard. Small figures in period dress stand in the forecourt, with grazing animals and a horse in the foreground, and an inscribed caption panel runs along the bottom edge.

Artist

Robinson, Jeremiah, active 1749.

Date

6 July 1749

Medium

Etchings

Source

Wellcome Collection

Size

4000 × 1751 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection