Surrealist Ball At Ferrières, 1972, Château De Ferrières, France

Major 19th century businesses founded with Rothschild family capital include:
• Alliance Assurance (1824) (now Royal & SunAlliance);
• Chemin de Fer du Nord (1845)
• The Rio Tinto mining company (1873) (from the 1880s onwards, the Rothschilds had full control of Rio Tinto)