Richard Allen does not do anything. Do you really think the lord of Allen manor does not have slaves? What did he even do I don't think he did anything..
Effectively, it was the Model T. Until then, he had met with very little success but his business principles and his ideas for mass-production gave him a distinct advantage when he produced the right...
They were by and large Merchant Princes, nobleman who had gained concessions to have a monopoly in certain areas of trade. Artistic patronage was a matter of prestige.