Tells the story of the Foundling Hospital, London’s first home for abandoned children which was established in 1739, and of three pioneering figures involved in its work: its campaigning founder Thomas Coram, Hogarth and Handel.

The largest documentary database on any composer. It covers not only Handel’s life, career, and reception, but also touches on London’s theatrical life during much of the 18th century.

From the beak of a giant squid brought back by Captain Cook to the diseased bones of the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Hunterian Collection provides a unique insight into the art and science of Georgian medicine.