Banker Collection (page 7)

Study, play and work (chromolitho)
6001888 Study, play and work (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Study, play and work)

Loves Idleness: two couples releaxing in the shade beneath a tree in a garden (colour litho)
6001229 Loves Idleness: two couples releaxing in the shade beneath a tree in a garden (colour litho) by Granville-Smith, Walter (1870-1938); Private Collection; (add.info.: Loves Idleness)

Collapse of Dumbells Bank, Isle of Man, 1900 (b / w photo)
6015114 Collapse of Dumbells Bank, Isle of Man, 1900 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Collapse of Dumbells Bank, Isle of Man, 1900)

Johann Jakob Speiser, Swiss textile merchant, banker and politician (engraving)
6014489 Johann Jakob Speiser, Swiss textile merchant, banker and politician (engraving) by Swiss School, (19th Century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Johann Jakob Speiser (1813-1856)

Oil shale works round Broxburn (b / w photo)
6008282 Oil shale works round Broxburn (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Oil shale works round Broxburn)

Punch cartoon: The British Brigands Bank - corruption in banking and the collapse of the Royal British Bank (engraving)
6034712 Punch cartoon: The British Brigands Bank - corruption in banking and the collapse of the Royal British Bank (engraving) by Leech

Kenny Meadows: The Capitalist (engraving)
5989548 Kenny Meadows: The Capitalist (engraving) by Meadows, Joseph Kenny (1770-1874) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Capitalist)

"Nancy looked on inquiringly"(engraving)
5992211 " Nancy looked on inquiringly" (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

A mans three week journey from wealth to poverty (photo)
5996044 A mans three week journey from wealth to poverty (photo) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A mans three week journey from wealth to poverty)

Woman kettle holder maker in the West End, London (b / w photo)
5996783 Woman kettle holder maker in the West End, London (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman kettle holder maker in the West End, London)

Child participants in fancy dress competition, c. 1910 (black and white photographer)
6031182 Child participants in fancy dress competition, c.1910 (black and white photographer) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Duck-Shooting on the Coast of Wales (engraving)
1058899 Duck-Shooting on the Coast of Wales (engraving) by Dollman, John Charles (1851-1934) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Duck-Shooting on the Coast of Wales)

The Story of a Cup Challenger, a warning to Millionaire Yacht Owners (litho)
1037286 The Story of a Cup Challenger, a warning to Millionaire Yacht Owners (litho) by Ralston, William (1848-1911) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Story of a Cup Challenger)

The Illuminations on Jubilee Night, the Bank and the Royal Exchange (engraving)
1037107 The Illuminations on Jubilee Night, the Bank and the Royal Exchange (engraving) by Brewer, Henry William (fl.1858-d.1903); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Illuminations on Jubilee Night)

Bankers, Delhi, c. 1863 (b / w photo)
498605 Bankers, Delhi, c.1863 (b/w photo) by Shepherd & Robertson (fl.1860s); Private Collection; British, out of copyright

Lachman Das, Seth of Muttra, c. 1863 (b / w photo)
498604 Lachman Das, Seth of Muttra, c.1863 (b/w photo) by Shepherd & Robertson (fl.1860s); Private Collection; (add.info.: Seth is an Indian title of greatness)

Bank and Royal Exchange, London (photo)
610217 Bank and Royal Exchange, London (photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bank and Royal Exchange, London); Look and Learn / Peter Jackson Collection

The Cesarewitch and Cesarevna in the City, the Governor of the Bank presenting the Cesarevna
1048892 The Cesarewitch and Cesarevna in the City, the Governor of the Bank presenting the Cesarevna and the Princess of Wales with a Five-Shilling Piece (engraving) by English School

Alfred de Rothschild, c. 1860s (b / w photo)
696641 Alfred de Rothschild, c.1860s (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Alfred Charles de Rothschild (1842-1918)

A Tale of the Frost (engraving)
1050226 A Tale of the Frost (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Tale of the Frost)

The Failure of the Oriental Bank, Scene outside the Colombo Branch, Ceylon
1061660 The Failure of the Oriental Bank, Scene outside the Colombo Branch, Ceylon, when the Bank notified Suspension of Payment (engraving) by Fripp

Ms Fr 2810 f. 69, Tax raised by Genghis Khan on salt, sugar and spices in the city of Quinsay
1750976 Ms Fr 2810 f.69, Tax raised by Genghis Khan on salt, sugar and spices in the city of Quinsay, from Livre des Merveilles du Monde, c.1410-12 (tempera on vellum) by French School

The Dublin Horse Show, Competitors and Prize-Winners (b / w photo)
1629112 The Dublin Horse Show, Competitors and Prize-Winners (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Dublin Horse Show, Competitors and Prize-Winners)

Nashville from the opposite bank of the Cumberland, December 1864 (engraving)
959456 Nashville from the opposite bank of the Cumberland, December 1864 (engraving) by American School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Jacques Necker, Swiss-born French banker and statesman (chromolitho)
1093717 Jacques Necker, Swiss-born French banker and statesman (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jacques Necker (1732-1804)

Sketches at the Birmingham Cattle and Dog Shows (engraving)
1054317 Sketches at the Birmingham Cattle and Dog Shows (engraving) by Dollman, John Charles (1851-1934) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sketches at the Birmingham Cattle and Dog Shows)

The left bank of the River Chahuaris (engraving)
968026 The left bank of the River Chahuaris (engraving) by Riou, Edouard (1833-1900) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The left bank of the River Chahuaris)

Mud-fortress on the left bank of the Huilcamayo-Urubamba (engraving)
968058 Mud-fortress on the left bank of the Huilcamayo-Urubamba (engraving) by Riou, Edouard (1833-1900) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Queen Wilhelminas Accession, the Fete at Scheveningen (engraving)
1063767 Queen Wilhelminas Accession, the Fete at Scheveningen (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Queen Wilhelminas Accession, the Fete at Scheveningen)

The Money Changers, c. 1530 (oil on panel)
897330 The Money Changers, c.1530 (oil on panel) by Massys or Metsys, Quentin (c.1466-1530) (workshop of); 122x98 cm; Musee d Art et d Histoire, Geneva, Switzerland; Netherlandish, out of copyright

London Architecture (engraving)
587498 London Architecture (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Title page of Talliss Street Views and Pictorial Directory of England, Scotland and Ireland)

Bank of England, London (photo)
582358 Bank of England, London (photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bank of England, London); Look and Learn / Peter Jackson Collection

Bank of England, London (photo)
582356 Bank of England, London (photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bank of England, London); Look and Learn / Peter Jackson Collection

Requirements for proving the death of a stockholder (engraving)
604681 Requirements for proving the death of a stockholder (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bank of England)

Derby Day - returning home (engraving)
607060 Derby Day - returning home (engraving) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); Private Collection; (add.info.: Derby Day - returning home); Look and Learn / Peter Jackson Collection

Bank of England, Lothbury Court (coloured engraving)
582081 Bank of England, Lothbury Court (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bank of England, Lothbury Court. Published 1811)

Hon. Henry Drummond (oil on canvas)
470281 Hon. Henry Drummond (oil on canvas) by Gainsborough, Thomas (1727-88) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Henry Drummond (1786-1860), English banker

Nathan Mayer Rothschild, 1817 (colour litho)
811327 Nathan Mayer Rothschild, 1817 (colour litho) by Dighton, Richard (1795-1880); Private Collection; (add.info.: Nathan Mayer Rothschild. A View from the Royal Exchange)

Girl Petting Lamb (chromolitho)
733208 Girl Petting Lamb (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Girl Petting Lamb.); Look and Learn / Barbara Loe Collection

A fashionable female faro bank (engraving)
736148 A fashionable female faro bank (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: What we are coming to; Gambling amongst the ladies; A fashionable female faro)

Building proposed to be erected in the Alexandra Park, Muswell Hill (engraving)
729271 Building proposed to be erected in the Alexandra Park, Muswell Hill (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Queen Isabella and her Ladies (engraving)
666379 Queen Isabella and her Ladies (engraving) by Boughton, George Henry (1833-1905) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Queen Isabella and her Ladies)

When the Germans have fun (colour litho)
2809116 When the Germans have fun (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: When the Germans have fun)

An unusual royal journey (colour litho)
2809013 An unusual royal journey (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: An unusual royal journey)

Rowing is becoming an increasingly popular pastime among women (colour litho)
2808917 Rowing is becoming an increasingly popular pastime among women (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

The British in the Heart of the German Maritime Fortifications (Colour Litho)
2808768 The British in the Heart of the German Maritime Fortifications (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

The mayor and the cashier of Kopenick arrested by a mariuolo, at the head of a Prussian group (Colour Litho)
2814947 The mayor and the cashier of Kopenick arrested by a mariuolo, at the head of a Prussian group (Colour Litho) by Beltrame

The Gold Escort, Coolgardie (b / w photo)
2813635 The Gold Escort, Coolgardie (b/w photo) by English photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Gold Escort, Coolgardie)

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"Unveiling the Turkeys of Ardconnel Terrace: A Banker's Tale" In the quaint town of Oban, nestled in Argyllshire, Scotland, a peculiar sight unfolded on McCaig Tower. Picture No. 10984235 captured an unexpected scene - a humanized turkey confidently assuming the role of a banker. This whimsical tableau was reminiscent of an advert for Ronson lighters from 1937, where imagination knew no bounds. Delving into history, we encounter Nathaniel Charles Rothschild (1877-1923), whose name resonates with financial prowess and influence. His legacy intertwines with intriguing engravings depicting "The Ritualistic Prosecutions, " shedding light on the intricate world of finance. But let us not forget John Law (1671-1729), the Scottish economist who became subject to Dutch satirical depictions during his time. His controversial theories challenged conventional wisdom and left an indelible mark on economic thought. Across borders and centuries, one cannot overlook iconic institutions like the BANK OF ENGLAND in London. The grand entrance to its gold bullion vaults stood as a testament to wealth and stability since 1872. Yet even established systems face moments of turmoil; such was evident during the BANK PANIC OF 1857 depicted by James H. 's oil painting capturing Wall Street at half past two o'clock that fateful October day. As if plucked from Darwin's "Origin Species, " CH Bennett emerges as a vulture-like figure within banking circles - cunning and opportunistic. E. W. Beckett MP's caricature in Vanity Fair adds another layer to this complex narrative, showcasing how bankers were perceived by society at large. Fast forward to 1914 when District Governors gathered for a historic moment -the establishment of FEDERAL RESERVE system ushering new era in American finance management. From Ardconnel Terrace to global financial centers, the role of a banker has evolved through time.