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The Ladies Charity School or Hospital: AD.11.22-135

Object information

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Titles

The Ladies Charity School or Hospital

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Unknown

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Description

Holes present where sheet had been pasted into album

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Transferred (1876) by Cambridge University Library

School or Style

British

Components of the work

Sheet Height 401 mm Width 696 mm

Techniques used in production

Engraving

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: The Lady's Charity School, so pleasantly situated on Highgate Hill near London, being built and more especially dedicated to them for their most Christian Charity and Praise, and to the honour of our Protestant Religion, For Poor and Fatherless Children, Boys or Girls (which either they or their Honble. Husbands, Lords, Knights, Gentlemen, Governours or other good Benefactors shall recommend) being about 7, 8 or 9 years of Age, who shall be all decently clothed / in blew lin'd with Yellow, and everything answerable. The Boys taught the art of Painting, Gardening, casting Accompt and Navigation or put forth to some good handicraft Trade. The Girls taught to Read, Write, sew, Starch, Raise, Paint Dress & distill yt / they may be fitt for any good service. And any Person above said may send in from any Place, Boy, or Girl, French or English, who either hath or will procure to be given 50 pounds to the said School. And if everycthing Succeed not to their / comfort and Satisfaction they shall command 3 parts of their money back at ye Year's end, their being many Honble. and Worthy Governours And if at this time a few Children of the persecuted French Protestants should be admitted, it would be great Charity to them and Advantageous to both in matter of Language. If 2, 3 or 4 Persons joyne together and send one in, it is ye same thing. Likewise they who give 5, 10 or 20 Guineas towards the Building or Endowing the Schooles
  • Location: Plate lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Inscription

Identification numbers

Accession number: AD.11.22-135
Primary reference Number: 312014
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Audit data

Created: Monday 23 January 2023 Updated: Monday 23 January 2023 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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