Entrepreneur Collection (page 2)

Long Thomas and Mad-le G-d Going to the Pantheon in Their Natural Masks, May 1, 1773

Le Jeu Ne Vaut Pas La Chandelle (The Game is Not Worth a Candle), 1881-83. 1881-83
Le Jeu Ne Vaut Pas La Chandelle (The Game is Not Worth a Candle), 1881-83

Sr. H. Myddleton, (1560-1631), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Sr. H. Myddleton, (1560-1631), 1830. Sir Hugh Myddelton (1560-1631) Welsh clothmaker, entrepreneur, mine-owner, goldsmith, banker and self-taught engineer, appointed Royal Jeweller by King James I

Signor Marconi, 1927. Creator: Unknown
Signor Marconi, 1927. Guglielmo Marconi (1874-1937) Italian inventor and electrical engineer, Nobel prize winner, entrepreneur and businessman

In the Bund The Enterprising Foreigner Has Come To Stay, c1935. From Our Wonderful World, Volume I, edited by J.A. Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]

Lord Bearsted, 1922. Artist: William Newenham Montague Orpen
Lord Bearsted, 1922. Portrait of Marcus Samuel, Lord Bearsted, British businessman and founder of the Shell Transport and Trading Company. He was Lord Mayor of London in 1902-1903

EH Harriman, American railway executive, 1901. Edward Henry Harriman (1848-1909) became President of the Southern Pacific Railroad in 1901

John D Rockefeller, American tycoon and philanthropist, in his later years, 20th century. Rockefeller (1839-1937) made his fortune in the petroleum industry

Cecil Rhodes, (1853-1902), English-born South African entrepreneur and statesman, 1894-1907. Artist: Alexander Bassano
Cecil Rhodes, (1853-1902), English-born South African entrepreneur and statesman, 1894-1907. Rhodes made his fortune in the Kimberley diamond mines, and formed De Beers Consolidated Mines in 1888

Matthew Boulton, English manufacturer and engineer, c1880. Works owner Matthew Boulton (1728-1809) and Scottish engineer and inventor James Watt (1736-1819)

Ralph Allen, 18th century British entrepreneur and philanthropist, 19th or early 20th century. Allen (1693-1764) made two fortunes

American tycoon John D Rockefeller and his wife arriving at Cleveland, Ohio, 1912 (1951). Rockefeller (1839-1937) made his fortune in the petroleum industry

Papworth, Ernest Terah Hooley, British financier, 1896. Artist: Spy
Papworth, Ernest Terah Hooley, British financier, 1896. Pictured here in riding clothes, Hooley (1859-1947) was a wealthy entrepreneur and owner of the Papworth estate in Cambridgeshire

Alexander Turney Stewart, American entrepreneur and retailer, 19th century (1955)
Alexander Turney Stewart, American entrepreneur, 19th century (1955). Stewart (1803-1876) was the merchant prince who gave Mathew Brady a job as a clerk when he first came to New York City

Phineas Taylor Barnum, American showman, c1865 (1955)
Phineas Taylor Barnum, c1865 (1955). PT Barnum (1810-1891) was founder of what became the biggest circus in the world, the Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus

Cyrus West Field, American businessman and financier, c1849 (1955). It was through Fields (1819-1892) suggestion and financial aid that the first Atlantic cable was laid

Marie-Louise Jay Cognacq, French retailer, 1912. Marie-Louise Jay founded the La Samaritaine department store in Paris in 1869, in collaboration with her future husband, Ernest Cognacq

Ernest Cognacq, French retailer, 1912. Together with Marie-Louise Jay, whom he later married, Cognacq (1839-1828) founded the La Samaritaine department store in Paris in 1869

Sir Hugh Middleton (1560-1631), 1824. Artist: E Scriven
Sir Hugh Middleton (1560-1631), 1824. Middleton was a Welsh goldsmith, clothmaker, banker, entrepreneur, mine owner and self-taught engineer

Statue of Ferdinand de Lesseps, Port Said, Egypt, c1920s-c1930s(?). A French diplomat and entrepreneur, de Lesseps (1805-1894)

Aristide Boucicaut, French retailer, 1874. Boucicaut (1810-1877) founded Le Bon Marche, one of the first department stores, in Paris in 1838

Ferdinand de Lesseps, 19th century French diplomat and entrepreneur, (1900). De Lesseps (1805-1894) built the Suez Canal to enable shipping to pass between the Mediterranean

Cecil Rhodes, 19th century English-born South African statesman, c1905. Rhodes (1853-1902) made his fortune in the Kimberley diamond mines, and formed De Beers Consolidated Mines in 1888

Alfred Krupp, 19th century German metallurgist and industrialist, (1900). In 1826, aged only 14, Alfred Krupp (1812-1887) took over the steel-making factory founded by his father Friedrich

Portrait of Mikhail Abramovich Morozov, 1902. Artist: Valentin Serov
Portrait of Mikhail Abramovich Morozov, 1902. Mikhail Morozov (1870-1903) was a Russian entrepreneur and art collector. From the collection of the The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia

George Hudson, the Railway King, 1848. Hudson (1800-1871) was an English railway speculator, ruined during the 1847-1848 railway mania when he was accused of paying dividends out of capital

Pierre-Alexander Darracq, French automobile manufacturer, 1901. Artist: Emile Cohl
Pierre-Alexander Darracq, French automobile manufacturer, 1901. Darracq (1855-1931) was one of the first to plan the mass production of motor vehicles

Henry Ford, American engineer and automobile manufacturer, c1910-c1930. In 1903, Henry Ford (1863-1947) founded the Ford Motor Company

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

Matthew Boulton (1728-1809), English engineer and industrialist
Matthew Boulton, English engineer and industrialist. Works owner Matthew Boulton (1728-1809) and Scottish engineer and inventor James Watt (1736-1819)

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

William George Armstrong (1810-1900), British industrialist, inventor and scientist, c1890. Armstrong established Elswick Engine Works at Newcastle-upon-Tyne in 1847

Matthew Boulton, English entrepreneur, industrialist and engineer, 1809. English works owner Boulton (1728-1809) (front) and Scottish engineer and inventor James Watt (1736-1819)

Matthew Boulton and James Watt, British engineers and industrialists, 1871. Artist: J Moore
Matthew Boulton and James Watt, British engineers and industrialists, 1871. English works owner Matthew Boulton (1728-1809) (front) and Scottish engineer and inventor Watt (1736-1819)

Ferdinand de Lesseps, French diplomat and entrepreneur, 1894. Artist: Henri Meyer
Ferdinand de Lesseps, French diplomat and entrepreneur, 1894. De Lesseps (1805-1894) built the Suez Canal to enable shipping to pass between the Mediterranean

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

Phineas Taylor Barnum (1810-1891), American showman, 1864. Barnum was founder of what became the biggest circus in the world

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