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Andrea Soldi, detail of Isabella Duchess of Manchester, 1738. Whitfield-Fine-Art
Exhibition
Ladies of Quality & Distinction
21 Sep 2018 – 20 Jan 2019
Regular hours
- Friday
- 10:00 – 17:00
- Saturday
- 10:00 – 17:00
- Sunday
- 11:00 – 17:00
- Tuesday
- 10:00 – 17:00
- Wednesday
- 10:00 – 17:00
- Thursday
- 10:00 – 17:00
Cost of entry
Adults £11, Concessions £8.25
Address
- 40 Brunswick Square
- London
- WC1N 1AZ
- United Kingdom
Travel Information
- 59, 68, 91, 168, 188
- Russell Square, King's Cross St Pancras
- Euston, St Pancras International and King's Cross
We present a landmark exhibition highlighting the hidden stories of women in the Foundling Hospital’s history.
About
Marking 100 years of female suffrage, this landmark exhibition highlights the hidden stories of women in the history of the Foundling Hospital, the UK’s first children’s charity. Discover portraits and stories of the 21 duchesses who in 1735, risking society’s disapproval, signed a petition to the King calling for the establishment of the institution. Displayed together for the first time, these paintings temporarily replace portraits of male governors that hang in the Museum’s Picture Gallery. Downstairs in the exhibition gallery, the lives of the remarkable women who supported the day-to-day running of the institution are brought to life.
