George Peabody (sculpture)

George Peabody

Artist	William Wetmore Story
Year	1869
Material	Bronze
Dimensions	210 cm × 100 cm × 160 cm (84 in × 40 in × 64 in)
	39°17′51.2″N 76°36′54.14″W / 39.297556°N 76.6150389°W
Owner	City of Baltimore

George Peabody is a bronze statue of George Peabody (1795-1869), by William Wetmore Story. The bronze, cast in Rome by Alessandro Nelli's foundry, was located at the East garden of Mount Vernon Place, Baltimore.

It was dedicated on April 7, 1890.^[1]

Inscriptions

The inscriptions read:

(Sculpture, bronze base, back proper right side of figure:)

W.STORY.ROMA
FOND.NELLI.ROMA.

(Plinth, bronze plaque on back:)

THIS STATUE PRESENTED TO THE

CITY OF BALTIMORE
APRIL 7, 1890 BY
ROBERT GARRETT
1847-1896
PRESIDENT OF BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD

1884-1887.

A signed Founder's mark appears.

London statue

The original statue by the Royal Exchange, London

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.^[2]

See also

• List of public art in Baltimore
• Fort McHenry

References

1. "George Peabody, (sculpture)". Save Outdoor Sculpture, Maryland, Baltimore survey. 1993. Retrieved September 6, 2011.
2. See Ward-Jackson 2003, pp. 338-41.

Further reading

• Ward-Jackson, Philip (2003). Public Sculpture of the City of London. Public Sculpture of Britain 7. Liverpool: Liverpool University Press. pp. 338–41. ISBN 0853239673.: discusses the full circumstances of the commissioning, erection and reception of the original London statue.