• Painter: Bernardus Johannes Blommers (1845-1914);
• Completed in 1913;
• Oil on canvas;
• 140 cm x 105 cm;
• Donated by a group of Dutch worshippers of Carnegie in 1913.

Andrew Carnegie (1835 – 1919) is portrayed in his library in New York holding a book in his hand, a sculpture of the Statue of Liberty is standing on the table next to him. The portrait is located on in a gold-plated frame in the boardroom of the Peace Palace.

Andrew Carnegie was a wealthy Scottish-American businessman and philanthropist. He considered war to be the worst stain on civilization and was convinced that war could be prevented through an international arbitration system. He therefore made $ 1.5 million available for the construction of the Peace Palace, which would serve as the seat of the Permanent Court of Arbitration.

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