Episode 1157
Portrait of Captain Thomas Coram
Sat, 2020-Jul-04 00:33 UTC
Length - 1:25
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The random article for Saturday, 4 July 2020 is Portrait of Captain Thomas Coram.
Portrait of Captain Thomas Coram is a 1740 portrait of philanthropist Thomas Coram painted by William Hogarth. The portrait, which represents Hogarth’s highest achievement in direct portraiture, was not created as a commission and was instead donated to Coram's Foundling Hospital. The portrait is divided into two sections: The left side represents Coram's sea ventures, a major source of his wealth. The right side shows a curtain pulled over a mother figure with a child/The painting is now in the collection of London's Foundling Museum.
This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:33 UTC on Saturday, 4 July 2020.
For the full current version of the article, see Portrait of Captain Thomas Coram on Wikipedia.
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