Philanthropy Collection (#7)

Mrs. Potter Palmer, 1893. Creator: Anders Leonard Zorn
Mrs. Potter Palmer, 1893. [Portrait of American businesswoman, socialite, and philanthropist Bertha Palmer]

Hannah More, England, c. 1830. Creator: Minton
Hannah More, England, c. 1830

Portrait of Ezra Cornell (1807-1874), 1869. Creator: Tolles & Seely
Portrait of Ezra Cornell (1807-1874), 1869

Portrait of John Stanton Gould (1810-1874), Before 1874. Creator: Purdy & Frear
Portrait of John Stanton Gould (1810-1874), Before 1874

Portrait of J. Watts (John Watts) De Peyster (1821-1907), Before 1896

Saint Louis giving alms to the poor, 1735. Creator: Giovanni Francesco Braccioli
Saint Louis giving alms to the poor, 1735

Going Home! (colour litho)
3648284 Going Home! (colour litho) by Morgan, Matthew " Matt" Somerville (1839-90); Private Collection; (add.info.: Going Home)

Anthony Ashley-Cooper, Lord Ashley, English politician, social reformer and philanthropist (engraving)
5233687 Anthony Ashley-Cooper, Lord Ashley, English politician, social reformer and philanthropist (engraving) by English School

Johann Rudolf Meyer, Swiss silk ribbon manufacturer and philanthropist (engraving)
6014545 Johann Rudolf Meyer, Swiss silk ribbon manufacturer and philanthropist (engraving) by Swiss School, (19th Century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Johann Rudolf Meyer (1739-1813)

Alfred Beit, British gold and diamond magnate in South Africa (b / w photo)
6014326 Alfred Beit, British gold and diamond magnate in South Africa (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Alfred Beit (1853-1906)

War Seal Foundation, British charity founded to provide housing for disabled veterans of the First World War (litho)
6032213 War Seal Foundation, British charity founded to provide housing for disabled veterans of the First World War (litho) by English School

Scenes from Dr Barnardos Homes (coloured photo)
6031757 Scenes from Dr Barnardos Homes (coloured photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scenes from Dr Barnardos Homes)

Henry Tate (engraving)
1039567 Henry Tate (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Henry Tate.Illustration for The Graphic)

Robert Raikes (engraving)
816712 Robert Raikes (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Robert Raikes, English philanthropist and Anglican layman)

Scripture Reader in a Night Refuge, from London, a Pilgrimage
STC377539 Scripture Reader in a Night Refuge, from London, a Pilgrimage, written by William Blanchard Jerrold (1826-84) & engraved by Pannemaker & A. Doms, pub

The Late Rev Thomas Guthrie (engraving)
729552 The Late Rev Thomas Guthrie (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Late Rev Thomas Guthrie)

Mr Andrew Carnegies history (litho)
810843 Mr Andrew Carnegies history (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr Andrew Carnegies history as depicted by the Chicago Tribune)

The Sovereigns on holiday, the Queen among the poor children sent for treatment to the sea baths in Pisa (colour litho)
2808502 The Sovereigns on holiday, the Queen among the poor children sent for treatment to the sea baths in Pisa (colour litho) by Beltrame

The big dance party on Monday night for the benefit of the Red Cross in the halls of the Societa del Giardino
2815084 The big dance party on Monday night for the benefit of the Red Cross in the halls of the Societa del Giardino, in Milan (colour litho) by Beltrame

A Banquet To A Thousand Poor People Of Rome For The Jubilee Of Leo XIII, The Diners Enter The Vatican (colour litho)
2798640 A Banquet To A Thousand Poor People Of Rome For The Jubilee Of Leo XIII, The Diners Enter The Vatican (colour litho) by Beltrame

In Search Of The Homeless, In Milan To Take Them To The New Free Dormitories (Colour Litho)
2798614 In Search Of The Homeless, In Milan To Take Them To The New Free Dormitories (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: In Search Of The Homeless)

Bulford Camp - Miss Perks Soldiers Home, Wiltshire, England. Off-duty facilities such as this were supplied by religious organisations

View of the Foundling Hospital, Lambs Conduit Fields, London (engraving)
3103767 View of the Foundling Hospital, Lambs Conduit Fields, London (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: View of the Foundling Hospital)

Poster advertising the NSPCC, Diamond Jubilee Year Appeal - In 60 years the NSPCC has come to the rescue of 5.5 million children - please help us, if you can. Date: circa 1944

Robert Owen, 1851 (pencil on paper) (b / w photo)
CHT287061 Robert Owen, 1851 (pencil on paper) (b/w photo) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Front cover of The Crisis, edited by Robert Owen (1771-1858
CHT287060 Front cover of The Crisis, edited by Robert Owen (1771-1858) and Robert Dale Owen (1801-77) London, 1832 (engraving) (b/w photo) by English School, (19th century); Bibliotheque Nationale

Preface to Projet de Paix Inalterable pour l Europe
CHT225291 Preface to Projet de Paix Inalterable pour l Europe (Project for Unalterable Peace in Europe) c.1710-13 (pen and ink on paper) by Saint-Pierre, Charles Irenee Castel

"Pure Religion and Undefiled before God is this, to Visit the Fatherless and Widows in their Affliction
5232996 " Pure Religion and Undefiled before God is this, to Visit the Fatherless and Widows in their Affliction, " etc (engraving) by English School

Some of the principal members of Baron Maurice de Hirschs Jewish Colonisation Association
5216759 Some of the principal members of Baron Maurice de Hirschs Jewish Colonisation Association, established to facilitate the emigration of Jews from Russia and Eastern Europe

Lionel de Rothschild, British banker, politician and philanthropist (engraving)
6001349 Lionel de Rothschild, British banker, politician and philanthropist (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lionel de Rothschild (1808-1879)

William Haldimand, English-born politician, banker and philanthropist who lived in Switzerland (engraving)
6014520 William Haldimand, English-born politician, banker and philanthropist who lived in Switzerland (engraving) by Swiss School

Ticket for the anniversary meeting of the Charity Children in St Pauls Cathedral, City of London, 1830 (engraving)
6033010 Ticket for the anniversary meeting of the Charity Children in St Pauls Cathedral, City of London, 1830 (engraving) by English School

Punch cartoon: poem in memoriam of American financier and philanthopist George Peabody (1795-1869) (engraving)
6034767 Punch cartoon: poem in memoriam of American financier and philanthopist George Peabody (1795-1869) (engraving) by English School

Shaftesbury; or, Lost and Found (engraving)
6008126 Shaftesbury; or, Lost and Found (engraving) by MacDuff, William (fl.1844-76); Private Collection; (add.info.: Shaftesbury; or, Lost and Found)

The Orphan Working School, Haverstock Hill, London (engraving)
5235496 The Orphan Working School, Haverstock Hill, London (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Orphan Working School, Haverstock Hill, London)

The Friend of Humanity and the Knife Grinder, 1797 (hand-coloured etching)
BAL42770 The Friend of Humanity and the Knife Grinder, 1797 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); O Shea Gallery, London

Lloyd George, depicted as a lifeboat sailor, faces opposition to his National Insurance
KDC400211 Lloyd George, depicted as a lifeboat sailor, faces opposition to his National Insurance Act, 1911 (litho) by Raven-Hill

Marguerite Boucicaut, 1887 (engraving)
KDC384137 Marguerite Boucicaut, 1887 (engraving) by Vuillier, Gaston (1847-1915) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Marguerite Boucicaut (nee Guerin) (1816-87); French business woman

John Bull, depicted as a camel, is reluctant to carry the new tax burdens imposed by
KDC397323 John Bull, depicted as a camel, is reluctant to carry the new tax burdens imposed by Lloyd George in The Peoples Budget, frontispiece for Punch Magazine, June 30, 1909 (litho) by Sambourne

A Presentation Millstone, Prime Minister Asquith presents Chancellor of
KDC397322 A Presentation Millstone, Prime Minister Asquith presents Chancellor of the Exchequer, Lloyd George, with the Old Age Pensions scheme, 1908 (litho) by Sambourne

Moses Montefiore (1784-1885)
864369 Moses Montefiore (1784-1885) by Sambourne, Edward Linley (1844-1910); (add.info.: Moses Montefiore (1784-1885) Italian-born English philanthropist and campaigner for Jewish rights

During the rigors of winter, free distribution of heat at public expense, in Milan (colour litho)
2815081 During the rigors of winter, free distribution of heat at public expense, in Milan (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

Oberlin visiting his people (engraving)
2793261 Oberlin visiting his people (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Oberlin visiting his people)

Morden College, Blackheath, founded in 1695 by the philanthropist Sir John Morden as a home for poor merchants
3637716 Morden College, Blackheath, founded in 1695 by the philanthropist Sir John Morden as a home for poor merchants (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Elizabeth Fry visiting a womens prison (engraving)
3621980 Elizabeth Fry visiting a womens prison (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Elizabeth Fry visiting a womens prison)

Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury, English politician, philanthropist and social reformer (litho)
3100132 Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury, English politician, philanthropist and social reformer (litho) by Ross

Jean Baptiste Antoine Auget de Montyon, French philanthropist (chromolitho)
972204 Jean Baptiste Antoine Auget de Montyon, French philanthropist (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Charles Philbert de Lasteyrie, French agronomist and philanthropist (chromolitho)
972054 Charles Philbert de Lasteyrie, French agronomist and philanthropist (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Charles Philbert de Lasteyrie (1759-1849)

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"Philanthropy: A Legacy of Compassion and Change" In the heart of Kings Cross, London, lies the historic Mount Pleasant Hotel, a witness to countless acts that have shaped our society. From St Matilda's orphanage to Butler Lives sheltering the homeless, this place has been a haven for those in need. Among the remarkable individuals who left an indelible mark on this community was Sir Francis Crossley - a visionary businessman, philanthropist, and Member of Parliament. His dedication to improving lives inspired many others like John D Rockefeller, an American industrialist whose generosity reverberated across continents in the late 19th century. The spirit of compassion extended beyond borders as prison reformer Elizabeth Fry visited women at Newgate with unwavering determination. Her efforts paved the way for change and ignited a flame within English philanthropist William Wilberforce who fought tirelessly against slavery. Through artistry and imagination, John Tenniel depicted "Telescopic Philanthropy" in 1865 - showcasing how even from afar one can make a difference. Adeline, Duchess of Bedford exemplified this notion by using her influence to uplift communities and champion causes close to her heart. No discussion about philanthropy would be complete without mentioning Andrew Carnegie - known as "The King of Trusts. " His immense wealth was channeled towards libraries and education institutions that continue to empower generations today. Equally influential was Sir Charles W Macara whose commitment to social justice resonates through his vibrant lithographs. Looking back further into history reveals another trailblazer – John Julius Angerstein – whose patronage supported artists while leaving behind an enduring legacy. And let us not forget Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury; an English politician and philanthropist who dedicated his life to fighting for workers' rights during challenging times.