Title

Mr. John Sadleir, M.P. for Carlow, 1850. Creator: Unknown.

Caption

Mr. John Sadleir, M.P. for Carlow, 1850. Portrait of Irish financier and politician John Sadleir who became notorious as a political turncoat, and committed suicide after the failure of his financial speculations. He served as the model for several fictional portrayals of speculators who come to ruin. From "Illustrated London News", 1850.

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM22A34_148

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NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

58,6Mb (3,2Mb) / 13,8in x 16,5in / 4131 x 4960 (300dpi)

Keywords

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