George Peabody (sculpture)
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ArtistWilliam Wetmore Story
Year1869
MediumBronze
Dimensions210 cm × 100 cm × 160 cm (84 in × 40 in × 64 in)
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| Artist | William Wetmore Story |
| Year | 1869 |
| Medium | Bronze |
| Dimensions | 210 cm × 100 cm × 160 cm (84 in × 40 in × 64 in) |
| Location | Baltimore, Maryland |
| 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 at Alessandro Nelli's foundry, is located in the east garden of Mount Vernon Place, Baltimore.
It was dedicated on April 7, 1890.[1]
The inscriptions read:
(Sculpture, bronze base, back proper right side of figure:)
W.Story.Roma
Fond.Nelli.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
A signed founder's mark appears.
London statue
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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]
