George Peabody (sculpture)

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.

Inscriptions
The inscriptions read:

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

W.Story.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

1884–1887. 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.