XJF394231 A perspective view of the Foundling Hospital, engraved by Edward Rooker, 1749 (engraving) by Wale, Samuel (1721-86) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: the Foundling hospital was founded by Captain Thomas Coram (c.1668-1751) in 1739 as a home for deserted children; image shows a queue of women outside with their babies, ready to hand them over to the hospital; a statue of Fortune stands outside the gate and a statue of Charity stands inside; Edward Rooker (1724-74);); English, out of copyright.