2-888-422 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

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.