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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, is located at the East garden of Mount Vernon Place, Baltimore.

George Peabody
Artist	William Wetmore Story
Year	1869
Medium	Bronze
Dimensions	210 cm × 100 cm × 160 cm (84 in × 40 in × 64 in)
Location	Baltimore, Maryland
Coordinates	39°17′51.2″N 76°36′54.14″W
Owner	City of 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

References

Further reading

• Ward-Jackson, Philip (2003). Public Sculpture of the City of London. Public Sculpture of Britain. Vol. 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.

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