Portrait of Edward-Charles Blount, Societe Generale

Portrait of Edward-Charles Blount, 1809-1905, English banker and railway magnate, president of Societe Generale 1886-1901, by an unknown artist, in the private banking offices of the registered head office of Societe Generale, at 29 Boulevard Haussmann in the 9th arrondissement of Paris, France. The bank was founded in 1864 and the buildings were transformed 1906-12 by Jacques Hermant, and in use from 1915. Societe Generale remains one of the largest banks in the world, although its headquarters are now at La Defense. The Haussmann building is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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1906-12 Banker Banking Banque Blount Boulevard Generale Haussmann Hermant Privee Registered Societe

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