Pioneering American entrepreneur and philanthropist (1795–1869) who lent his support to such venerable institutions as the Peabody Institute in Baltimore and the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Massachusetts. Original 2.25 x 4 carte-de-visite photo of Peabody sitting at a desk by Mayall of London, signed in the lower border in black ink, “George Peabody 1866.” In fine condition. RR Auction COA.
