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 is a replica of the statue of George Peabody in the City of London that was installed in 1869.
It was dedicated on April 7, 1890.
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 the statue behind the Royal Exchange in the City of London, executed between 1867 and 1869, and unveiled in July 1869 shortly before Peabody's death.See Ward-Jackson 2003, pp. 338–41.
See also List of public art in Baltimore Fort McHenry
References
Further reading : discusses the full circumstances of the commissioning, erection and reception of the original London statue.