Paintings, Prints & Drawings — 1848
The Blind Asylum, Southwark
This asylum was founded in 1799 by four philanthropists who named it 'School for the Indigent Blind'. They aimed 'to educate and maintain fifteen blind persons who should be taught a trade.' The school moved several times and is pictured here in Blackfriars Road. At the beginning of the 20th century, it relocated to Surrey and became the Royal School for the Blind. The establishment is now known as SeeAbility.
- Category:
- Paintings, Prints & Drawings
- Object ID:
- 48.11/301
- Object name:
- The Blind Asylum, Southwark
- Artist/Maker:
- Dugdale, Thomas, Wray, A.W., Wallis, Henry
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- Production date:
- 1848
- Material:
paper, ink
- Measurements/duration:
- H 133 mm, W 195 mm (paper)
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- Record quality:
- 100%
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- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
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