Engraved by J. E. Baker from the statue by G. Fontana. The 'Genius of Commerce' is represented as a boy, symbolical of growth and expanding powers; with wings, which may be an allusion to the sails of a ship, or to show that commerce takes the range of the whole world. In one hand he holds a purse of gold, the object of the merchant's speculation; in the other a scroll, which may be taken for a bill of lading or an invoice. The pedestal supporting the figure is intended for a roll or bale of merchandise; while the expression of the boy's face, coupled with his clutch of the gold, is indisputable evidence of the commercial venture having proved profitable. Signer Fontana has produced a very pleasing statue out of a subject that could scarcely promise so much. Giovanni Battista Fontana (b Ala, nr Verona, 1524; d Innsbruck, 25 Sept 1587). 固opFoto