Businessman Collection (page 16)

Alfred Krupp, German industrialist and armaments manufacturer, 1886. In 1826, aged only 14, Alfred Krupp (1812-1887) took over the steel-making factory founded by his father Friedrich

J Edward Simmons, President of the New York Stock Exchange, 1885

Washington E Connor, partner and broker of the Jay Gould stochbroking firm, 1885. Jay Gould was thought to do the largest brokerage business in the New York Stock Exchange at the time

Cecil Rhodes, British-born South African, financier, statesman and empire builder, 1891. Artist: Spy
Cecil Rhodes, British-born South African, financier, statesman and empire builder, 1891. Rhodes (1853-1902) made his fortune in the Kimberley diamond mines

Assembly of the Provostship of the Merchants of Paris, 1528. Dignitaries sit on an elevated bench while the Secretary and his Clerk put the business of the meeting before them

Cecil Rhodes, English-born South African entrepreneur and statesman, c1900. Portrayed in this painting riding on his estate, Groote Schuur

To Be Sold, 1871. Artist: Joseph Swain
To Be Sold, 1871. A weeping France stands on a barrel and is offered by a member of the Commune. The businessmen look on. This follows the defeat by Prussia of France

Sir Rowland Hill, originator of the Postage Stamp, 1893
Sir Rowland Hill (1795-1879), English teacher, inventor and social reformer. Hill campaigned for the reform of the postal system

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