Financier Collection (#10)

WILLIAM HUSKISSON (1770-1830). English financier and statesman; the first person to be killed in a railway accident. Oil by Richard Rothwell

CYRUS WEST FIELD (1819-1892). American financier: original cabinet photograph

SIR THOMAS GRESHAM (1519-1579). English financier. Oil on panel by an unknown Flemish artist, c1565

JAY GOULD (1836-1892). American financier

EZRA CORNELL (1807-1874). American financier and philanthropist. Wood engraving, American, 1874

GEORGE COPPELL (c1837-1901). American businessman and financier. Engraving, American, 1890

STOCK CERTIFICATES, 1791. Stock certificates for the Society of Useful Manufactures investment group in the state of New Jersey, organized by William Duer and Alexander Hamilton, 1791

WILLLIAM DUER (1747-1799). English-born American statesman, financier and speculator. Letter from Duer to his creditors, sent from Debtors Prison, 24 March 1792

ROGERS AND CLEMENS, c1900. American financier Henry Huttleston Rogers and writer Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain). Photograph, c1900

JOHN JACOB ASTOR (1763-1848). American fur trader and financier. Autograph signature

WILLIAM WILSON CORCORAN (1798-1888). American financier and philanthropist. American gravure, 19th century after the painting by Charles Loring Elliot

NELSON WILMARTH ALDRICH (1841-1915). American financier and legislator. Photographed c1905

JOHN JACOB ASTOR (1763-1848). German-American fur trader and financier. Oil on canvas, 1836, by Edward Dalton Marchant (1806-1887)

PUCK: CARTOON, 1907. Theodore Roosevelt greeting a group of men singing Christmas carols; the carolers are John D. Rockefeller, Joseph B. Foraker, Henry H. Rogers, Edward H. Harriman, David J

PUCK: CARTOON, 1906. Shy. ST. VALENTINE - Don t be afraid to take em, boys. They re valentines, not supoenas. St. Valentine delivering mail to William D. Mann, John A

MORGAN & ROOSEVELT, c1905. American banker and financier J.P. Morgan gives dictation to his secretary, an obedient U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt (left). American cartoon, c1905

CARTOON: JAY GOULD, 1885. American cartoon by Frederick Burr Opper, 1885, of Justice entangled in a web woven by Jay Gould and his Western Union Telegraph Company

LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE. Well-Known Faces in the Consol Market. Drawing by Lockhart Bogle, 1891

West Virginia - The Baltimore and Ohio railroad strike - the disaffected workmen dragging firemen and engineers from a Baltimore freight train at Martinsburg

Conferring Degrees in Senate House. Cambridge On October 31 Honorary degrees were conferred on General Diaz and Mr J P Morgan ( John Pierpont Morgan, Jr ) at Cambridge

Millionaire as county cricketer. Captain Barnato batting at the nets. 24 April 1928

May head World Bank for America. Chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Gates W McGarrah, reportedly proposed at the Hague as one of US board members. 1 March 1930

Financier Bowen with pilots J H Wright and J Polando
Financier Bowen with pilots J.H. Wright and J. Polando Warner in front of their Lambert Monocoupe 145, NC501W, Baby Ruth, prior to the MacRobertson England to Australia race of October 1934

Germaine de Stael (1766-1817), 1843. French writer, novelist and political propagandist born in Paris, was the only child of Jacques Necker, French statesman and financier

Napoleon I (1769-1821) negotiating a loan with Gabriel-Julien Ouvard (1770-1846) French financier. Chromolithograph c1900

Cecil Rhodes (1853-1902) British-born South African prime minister, empire builder, financier and statesman. South African gold fields: Kimberley diamond mines

Wall Street bubbles: - Always the same. J. Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) American financier as a bull blowing bubbles of inflated values, for which a group of people are eagerly reach

In the City, Nov. 9, 1837, her Majesty Knighting Sir Moses Montefiore

Throwing US currency into a bin C017 / 7888
Throwing US currency into a bin. Conceptual image of US dollar bills (USD) being thrown away, representing concepts such as financial waste and missing economic targets

Wall Street financial panic, May 1884 C016 / 4597
Wall Street financial panic. 19th-century artwork of scenes of panic on Wall Street, New York, USA, on the morning of 14 May 1884. This crisis was caused by banks calling in existing loans

NECKER, Jacques (1732-1804). Swiss financier and statesman at Frances service. Engraving (1883). Litography. SPAIN. Barcelona. Biblioteca de Catalunya (National Library of Catalonia)

NECKER, Jacques (1732-1804). Swiss financier and statesman at Frances service. Necker is claimed and taken in arms by the Third

(1839-1937). American oil magnate
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER (1839-1937). American oil magnate

The Teddyssey: The Sirens Try to Lure Teddysses to the Rocks. President Theodore Roosevelt resists the charms of John
ROOSEVELT CARTOON, 1907. The Teddyssey: The Sirens Try to Lure Teddysses to the " Rocks." President Theodore Roosevelt resists the charms of John D. Rockefeller, J.P

American banker and financier J. P. Morgan gives dictation to his secretary, an obedient U. S
MORGAN & ROOSEVELT, c1905. American banker and financier J.P. Morgan gives dictation to his secretary, an obedient U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt (left). American cartoon, c1905

Bernard M. Baruch
BERNARD M. BARUCH (1870-1965). American financier and presidential adviser

COTTON LOAN CARTOON, 1865. The Modern Car of Juggernaut. American cartoon, 1865, on the refusal by the U. S
COTTON LOAN CARTOON, 1865. The Modern " Car of Juggernaut." American cartoon, 1865, on the refusal by the U.S. government, in the person of Secretary of State William Seward (left)

PIERRE de BEAUMARCHAIS (1732-1799). Full name: Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais. French financier and playwright. Etching and engraving, 1775

NEW YORK: EXCHANGE, 1831. Interior view of the Merchants Exchange on Wall Street in New York City. The building was destroyed in the great fire of 1835

LANGDON CHEVES (1776-1857). American statesman and a president of the Second Bank of the United States. Line engraving, early 20th century

SIR THOMAS GRESHAM (1519-1579). English financier. Steel engraving, English, c1830

FINANCIER, CARTOON, 1873. A banker at the Catch im & Pluck im establishment sitting on his gains. Cartoon comment on the panic of 1873 from a contemporary American newspaper

LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE. The American Market at the London Stock Exchange. Line engraving, English, after Lockhart Bogle, 1891

COAL EXCHANGE, 1830. The Coal Exchange, Thames Street, London, England. Steel engraving, English, 1830

CHRISTOPH FUGGER (1520-1579). German financier. Line engraving, 17th century

HANS FUGGER (1516-1575). Hans Jakob Fugger. German financier. Line engraving, 17th century

ANTON FUGGER (1493-1560). German financier. Line engraving, 17th century

GEORGE HUDSON (1800-1871). English railway financier

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"Unveiling the Power Players: Financiers Who Shaped History" From Cecil Rhodes to John Pierpont Morgan, financiers have left an indelible mark on the world. These influential figures wielded their economic prowess and political connections to shape nations and industries. Cecil John Rhodes, the English administrator and financier in South Africa, played a pivotal role in British colonial expansion during the late 19th century. His ambitions for a Cape-to-Cairo railway fueled his imperialist dreams. In 1904, a Roosevelt cartoon depicted Theodore Roosevelt as a trust-busting hero taking on powerful financiers like William Henry Vanderbilt, Cyrus W. Field, and Jay Gould. This illustration highlighted the growing concerns about monopolies that dominated various sectors of American industry. Across the pond in Britain, Horace Lord Farquhar emerged as both a financier and politician in 1898. Known for his astute financial acumen, he navigated through complex economic landscapes while simultaneously pursuing political aspirations. The Anti-Trust Cartoon from 1879 showcased Joseph Keppler's attack on railroad trusts formed by Vanderbilt, Field, and Gould - titans who controlled America's railroads with iron fists. Their immense power was symbolized by Keppler's depiction of them as modern colossi dominating the landscape. John Law was another notable figure; this Scottish economist became infamous for his involvement in France's Mississippi Company bubble during the early 18th century. Satirical Dutch cartoons mocked Law's ill-fated financial schemes that ultimately led to economic collapse. Horatio Bottomley rose to prominence during World War I as both a financier and politician but later faced scandalous allegations of fraud that tarnished his reputation forever. Lionel L. Cohen found himself immortalized in Vanity Fair magazine due to his financial expertise and influence within high society circles at the turn of the 20th century.