George Peabody (sculpture)

George Peabody is a bronze statue of George Peabody (1795–1869), by William Wetmore Story.

The bronze, cast in Rome at Alessandro Nelli's foundry, is located in the east garden of Mount Vernon Place, Baltimore.

[1] The inscriptions read: (Sculpture, bronze base, back proper right side of figure:) (Plinth, bronze plaque on back:) city of Baltimore April 7, 1890 by Robert Garrett 1847–1896 President of Baltimore and Ohio Railroad A signed founder's mark appears.

The statue is a replica of one next to the Royal Exchange in the City of London, executed between 1867 and 1869, and unveiled in July 1869 shortly before Peabody's death.

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The original statue by the Royal Exchange, London