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Fine hand-coloured etching, (250 x 182 mm) plate size; (344 x 244 mm) paper size. Fine hand-coloured portrait of the banker and philanthropist Samuel Gurney (1786-1856). He is shown dressed as a Quaker, wearing a broad-brimmed hat, plain coat, breeches, and top-boots. The Gurney family from Norwich were among the most important and wealthiest bankers in the early 19th century. They were Quakers, whose integrity was generally acknowledged, and philanthropy legendary. The bank's core business consisted in buying and selling of bills of exchange at a discount. For forty years it was the greatest discounting-house in the world. During the financial crisis of 1825, the firm was able to make short loans to many other bankers, which earned Samuel Gurney the title 'the bankers' banker'. They successfully took over many of the previous clients of the Bank of England. After the retirement of Samuel Gurney the bank overextended itself and got into difficulties in the crash of 1866. BM 14064. N° de ref. del artículo 4278

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