Artists such as William Hogarth , Joshua Reynolds , Allan Ramsay and Thomas Gainsborough all exhibited paintings at the Hospital .
The composer George Frederic Handel held benefit concerts in the Hospital chapel to raise funds , performing his specially composed Foundling Hospital Anthem and his oratorio Messiah .
Artists such as William Hogarth , Joshua Reynolds , Allan Ramsay and Thomas Gainsborough all exhibited paintings at the Hospital , and the composer George Frederic Handel held benefit concerts in the Hospital chapel to raise funds , performing his specially composed Foundling Hospital Anthem and his oratorio Messiah .