George Peabody (sculpture) explained

George Peabody
City:	Baltimore, Maryland
Artist:	William Wetmore Story
Material:	Bronze
Height Imperial:	84
Width Imperial:	40
Length Imperial:	64
Year:	1869
Coordinates:	39.2976°N -76.615°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]

Inscriptions

The inscriptions read:

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

(Plinth, bronze plaque on back:)
A signed founder's mark appears.

London statue

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

Further reading

• Book: Ward-Jackson, Philip . Public Sculpture of the City of London . Public Sculpture of Britain . 7 . Liverpool University Press . Liverpool . 2003 . 0853239673 . 338–41 .

discusses the full circumstances of the commissioning, erection and reception of the original London statue.

Notes and References

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