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Beadles

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  • The Foundling Hospital: the main buildings seen from within the grounds. Engraving by W. Wallis after himself, 1816.
  • The election of a parish beadle in England: crowds thronging the entrance to the polling station, including supporters of the rival candidates, Spruggins and Bung, who expect to be elected according to the large number of their dependents. Etching by George Cruikshank, 1836.
  • Foundling Hospital: above, the achievement of arms, below, Captain Coram and several children, carrying implements of work, a church and ships in the distance. Engraving by T. Cook, 1809, after W. Hogarth, 1739.
  • Foundling Hospital: above, the achievement of arms, below, Captain Coram and several children, carrying implements of work, a church and ships in the distance. Engraving by T. Cook, 1809, after W. Hogarth, 1739.
  • The Hospital of Bethlem [Bedlam] at Moorfields, London: seen from the south, with three people in the foreground. Etching by J. T. Smith after himself, 1814.
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    The Foundling Hospital: Captain Coram and several children, the latter carrying implements of work, a church and ships in the distance. Engraving by F. M. La Cave after W. Hogarth, 1739.

    Hogarth, William, 1697-1764. | Date: 1739 | Reference: 38278i
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    The Hospital of Bethlem [Bedlam] at Moorfields, London: seen from the south, with three people in the foreground. Etching by J. T. Smith after himself, 1814.

    Smith, John Thomas, 1766-1833. | Date: 15 September 1814 | Reference: 25640i
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    Foundling Hospital: above, the achievement of arms, below, Captain Coram and several children, carrying implements of work, a church and ships in the distance. Engraving by T. Cook, 1809, after W. Hogarth, 1739.

    Hogarth, William, 1697-1764. | Date: 1 July 1809 | Reference: 37640i
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    The election of a parish beadle in England: crowds thronging the entrance to the polling station, including supporters of the rival candidates, Spruggins and Bung, who expect to be elected according to the large number of their dependents. Etching by George Cruikshank, 1836.

    Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878. | Date: 1836 | Reference: 35902i
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    The Foundling Hospital: the main buildings seen from within the grounds. Engraving by W. Wallis after himself, 1816.

    Wallis, William, 1796- | Date: 1 December 1816 | Reference: 37823i
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