Captain Thomas Coram - W. Nutter Stipple Engraving after Hogarth - 1796
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Original stipple engraving by William Nutter after the celebrated portrait William Hogarth painted of Captain Thomas Coram (1668-1751), founder of the Foundling Hospital in London. A large-format engraving, dedicated by the publisher R. Cribb to the governors and patrons of the hospital.
Original stipple engraving by William Nutter after the celebrated portrait William Hogarth painted of Captain Thomas Coram (1668-1751), founder of the Foundling Hospital in London. A large-format engraving, dedicated by the publisher R. Cribb to the governors and patrons of the hospital.
Coram, a mariner and merchant, spent seventeen years obtaining the royal charter that in 1739 allowed the Foundling Hospital to be founded; the roll of the grant lies on the table at his right, beside the globe and the hat Hogarth introduced to portray him without affectation.
Medium: Stipple engraving.
Artist / after: William Hogarth (London, 1697-1764).
Engraver: William Nutter (1759-1802).
Date: London, December 1796.
Source: Published by R. Cribb, Holborn, London.
Dimensions: Plate mark 21.5 x 13.4 in (54.5 x 34 cm); sheet 24.4 x 18.9 in (62 x 48 cm).
Condition: Good condition, with light soiling and small handling imperfections in the margins.
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Original stipple engraving by William Nutter after the celebrated portrait William Hogarth painted of Captain Thomas Coram (1668-1751), founder of the Foundling Hospital in London. A large-format engraving, dedicated by the publisher R. Cribb to the governors and patrons of the hospital.