George Peabody, Esq.
Engraved by D.J. Pound from a Photograph by H.N. King, Bath [n.d., c.1860.]
Engraving. Sheet 280 x 210mm (11 x 8¼"). Trimmed; creases.
George Peabody (1795-1869), American-born banker acknowledged as the father of modern philanthropy, having founded the Peabody Trust in Britain and the Peabody Institute and George Peabody Library in Baltimore. A blue plaque is displayed on the house where he died in London, No. 80 Eaton Square. Peabody used the photographic portrait for a carte-de-visite; this print was published for the 'Illustrated News of the World'.
[Ref: 33246] £60.00
Engraving. Sheet 280 x 210mm (11 x 8¼"). Trimmed; creases.
George Peabody (1795-1869), American-born banker acknowledged as the father of modern philanthropy, having founded the Peabody Trust in Britain and the Peabody Institute and George Peabody Library in Baltimore. A blue plaque is displayed on the house where he died in London, No. 80 Eaton Square. Peabody used the photographic portrait for a carte-de-visite; this print was published for the 'Illustrated News of the World'.
[Ref: 33246] £60.00