Adviser Collection

28th President of the United States. President Woodrow Wilson at the White House with some of his advisers
WOODROW WILSON (1856-1924). 28th President of the United States. President Woodrow Wilson at the White House with some of his advisers, including Treasury Secretary William Gibbs McAdoo (front row)

Edward Clinton Lincoln
EDWARD CLINTON earl of LINCOLN naval commander, Lord Admiral and adviser to Queen Elizabeth

King Edward VII at a privy council meeting at Buckingham Palace, London, 19th century (engraving)
3039855 King Edward VII at a privy council meeting at Buckingham Palace, London, 19th century (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info)

Sam Weller (Pickwick Papers) (colour litho)
3666925 Sam Weller (Pickwick Papers) (colour litho) by Reynolds, Frank (1876-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: Colour lithograph from unknown source).

Henry Charles Carey
3078253 Henry Charles Carey; (add.info.: Portrait of Henry Charles Carey (1793-1879) an American economist of the American School of Capitalism

Tokugawa Ieyasu at the Entrance to a Palace, c1876. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Tokugawa Ieyasu at the Entrance to a Palace, c1876. From A Mirror of Great Warriors of Japan

Confidential advice, 1776. Creator: Abraham Delfos
Confidential advice, 1776

Portrait of Pieter Cornelis Hasselaer, Adviser to the Dutch East India Company and Burgomaster of Am Creator
Portrait of Pieter Cornelis Hasselaer, Adviser to the Dutch East India Company and Burgomaster of Amsterdam, with his Family, 1763

Burrhus, Nero's Tutor, Prostrating Himself before his Sovereign Lord, 1816. Creator: Otto Wallgren
Burrhus, Nero's Tutor, Prostrating Himself before his Sovereign Lord, 1816

Cadmus, Guided by Minerva, Observes the Spartoi Fighting, before 1747. Creator: Unknown
Cadmus, Guided by Minerva, Observes the Spartoi Fighting, before 1747

Dr. Cary T. Grayson, U.S.N. 1916. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Dr. Cary T. Grayson, U.S.N. 1916. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Dr. Cary T. Grayson, U.S.Navy, 1916. Surgeon, personal aide to President Woodrow Wilson, chairman of the American Red Cross

Dr. Cary Travers Grayson, U.S.N. Left, with Press Corr. 1916. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Dr. Cary Travers Grayson, U.S.N
Dr. Cary T. Grayson, U.S.Navy, Left, with Press Correspondent, 1916. Surgeon, personal aide to President Woodrow Wilson, chairman of the American Red Cross

Frederick Paul Keppel, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Frederick Paul Keppel, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Frederick Paul Keppel, 1917. Asst. To Secretary of War 1917-1918; 3rd Asst. Sec. of War 1918-1919. American educator and executive; dean of Columbia College

Pres. Wilson and Agriculture Advisory Committee, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Pres
Pres. Wilson and Agriculture Advisory Committee, between 1910 and 1920

Louis XV as a child receiving a lesson, in the presence of Cardinal de Fleury and the... c1715-1725 Creator: Unknown
Louis XV as a child receiving a lesson, in the presence of Cardinal de Fleury and the Regent, between 1715 and 1725

Marquess Wellesley and the Nizam, (1902). Creator: Unknown
Marquess Wellesley and the Nizam, (1902). India: Arthur Wellesley, (later 1st Duke of Wellington), was chief advisor to the Nizam of Hyderabad's army in the late 18th century

Hardouin de Beaumont de Perefixe. Creator: Balthasar Moncornet
Hardouin de Beaumont de Perefixe

Portrait of a woman, known as Gabrielle d'Estrées (1573-1599), c1590. Creator: Unknown
Portrait of a woman, known as Gabrielle d'Estrees (1573-1599), c1590

Woodrow Wilson, between 1910 and 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Woodrow Wilson, between 1910 and 1917
Woodrow Wilson, between 1910 and 1917. President of the United States

Army, U.S. Motor Truck Inspection, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Army, U.S. Motor Truck Inspection, 1917
Army, U.S. Motor Truck Inspection, 1917. US president Woodrow Wilson, First World War, Washington, DC

Army, U.S. Motor Truck Inspection, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Army, U.S. Motor Truck Inspection, 1917
Army, U.S. Motor Truck Inspection, 1917. US president Woodrow Wilson, First World War, Washington, DC

Army, U.S. Motor Truck Inspection, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Army, U.S. Motor Truck Inspection, 1917
Army, U.S. Motor Truck Inspection, 1917. US president Woodrow Wilson, First World War, Washington, DC

Army, U.S. Motor Truck Inspection, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Army, U.S. Motor Truck Inspection, 1917
Army, U.S. Motor Truck Inspection, 1917. US president Woodrow Wilson, First World War, Washington, DC

Army, U.S. Motor Truck Inspection, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Army, U.S. Motor Truck Inspection, 1917
Army, U.S. Motor Truck Inspection, 1917. US president Woodrow Wilson, First World War, Washington, DC

Army War Game - Lt. Col. D.E. Aultman; Lt. Col. J.A. Shipton; Major L. Wahl; Col. George H... 1917
Army War Game. Lt. Col. D.E. Aultman; Lt. Col. J.A. Shipton; Major L. Wahl; Col. George H. Cameron; Lt. Col. E D. Anderson; Lt. Col. Henry Jervey, 1917

Army War Game - Lt. Col. D.E. Aultman; Lt. Col. J.A. Shipton; Major L. Wahl; Col. George H... 1917
Army War Game - Lt. Col. D.E. Aultman; Lt. Col. J.A. Shipton; Major L. [sic] Wahl; Col. George H. Cameron; Lt. Col. E D. Anderson; Lt. Col. Henry Jervey, 1917

Archibald Willingham Butt, Military Aide To President Taft - Garden Fete...1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Archibald Willingham Butt, Military Aide To President Taft - Garden Fete with President And Mrs. Taft, 1912. [Butt (left) with US president William Howard Taft and First Lady Helen Herron Taft]

U.S.S. Texas - B.T. Bonner, Aid To Governor of Texas, 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing. U.S.S. Texas - B.T
U.S.S. Texas - B.T. Bonner, Aid To Governor of Texas, 1912. [Launch of US Navy warship in Virginia: aide of Oscar Branch Colquitt]

Amaliey of Solms, n.d. Creator: Cornelis de Visscher
Amaliey of Solms, n.d

Japanese envoys Kogoro Takhira (seated, left), Jutaro¯ Komura (seated, right) with two staff...1905 Creator: Unknown
Japanese envoys Kogoro Takhira (seated, left), Jutaro¯ Komura (seated, right) with two staff members and H.W. Dennison, the American advisor to the Japanese delegation

Japanese Peace Commission & other, 1905. Creator: Unknown. Japanese Peace Commission & other, 1905. Creator: Unknown
Japanese Peace Commission & other, 1905. Japanese diplomats Kogoro Takahira (seated, left) and Jutaro¯ Komura (seated, right) with two staff members, and W.H

Louis XI Visiting Cardinal Balue in the Iron Cage, (1469-1481), 1890. Creator: Unknown
Louis XI. Visiting Cardinal Balue in the Iron Cage, (1469-1481), 1890. Jean Balue (c1421-1491) cardinal and minister of Louis XI, Balue played both sides in negotiating a treaty

Frederik II Builds Kronborg Castle at Elsinore, 1781. Creator: Nicolai Abraham Abildgaard
Frederik II Builds Kronborg Castle at Elsinore, 1781

Sir Richard Douglas Powell (1842 - 1925), British physician, M.D. medical adviser to the Royal family and present at the death of both Queen Victoria in 1901 and Edward VII in 1910

MS. Marlay. Add. 1. f2b De Re Miliatari, Vegitius receiving the young Prince Edward (1239-1307) and his companions, c
FIT111707 MS. Marlay. Add.1.f2b De Re Miliatari, Vegitius receiving the young Prince Edward (1239-1307) and his companions, c.1270 (vellum) by Unknown Artist

Mehmed Said Efendi and his retinue, 1733 (oil on canvas)
3042740 Mehmed Said Efendi and his retinue, 1733 (oil on canvas) by Schroeder, George Engelhardt (1684-1750); 113x142 cm; Pera Museum, Istanbul

The Maharajah of Rewah and Court, c1891. Creator: James Grant
The Maharajah of Rewah and Court, c1891. From " Cassells Illustrated History of India Vol. II.", by James Grant. [Cassell Petter & Galpin, London, Paris and New York]

Wall Decoration with Story of Egeria & Numa Pompilius, 1695 / 1734
Wall Decoration with Story of Egeria & Numa Pompilius, 1695/1734

Coin Portraying Julia Maesa, 165-224. Creator: Unknown
Coin Portraying Julia Maesa, 165-224

Cardinal Richelieu and his confidant and agent Pere Joseph (engraving)
3647488 Cardinal Richelieu and his confidant and agent Pere Joseph (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Sally Brass, from The Old Curiosity Shop, by Charles Dickens
KDC465759 Sally Brass, from The Old Curiosity Shop, by Charles Dickens, 1923 (colour litho) by Clarke, Joseph Clayton (Kyd) (1856-1937); Private Collection; (add.info)

Ahasuerus and Haman (oil on canvas)
BI97238 Ahasuerus and Haman (oil on canvas) by Gelder, Aert de (1645-1727); 138.5x116.8 cm; The Henry Barber Trust, The Barber Institute of Fine Arts

Francois Leclerc du Tremblay, French Capuchin friar and adviser and agent of Cardinal Richelieu
5208213 Francois Leclerc du Tremblay, French Capuchin friar and adviser and agent of Cardinal Richelieu, known as Father Joseph and the Eminence Grise (Grey Eminence) (litho) by Lasne

Snapshots of ten financiers (b / w photo)
6002609 Snapshots of ten financiers (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Snapshots of ten financiers)

Charles II and Sir William Temple, engraved by J. Parker
STC429699 Charles II and Sir William Temple, engraved by J. Parker, illustration from David Humes The History of England, pub. by R

Peaceful glories of France (colour litho)
3099324 Peaceful glories of France (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Peaceful glories of France)

Michel de l Hospital establishing the first commercial courts in France, 16th Century (chromolitho)
973912 Michel de l Hospital establishing the first commercial courts in France, 16th Century (chromolitho) by European School

Portrait in the Council House of Lord Burleigh (w / c on paper)
2831788 Portrait in the Council House of Lord Burleigh (w/c on paper) by Manning, Joseph (c.1801-1861/1871); Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, UK; (add.info.: William Cecil)

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"Advisers: Guiding Lights in the Halls of Power" In this captivating snapshot from history, we witness President Woodrow Wilson surrounded by his trusted advisers at the White House. Among them stands Treasury Secretary William Gibbs McAdoo, a key figure in shaping economic policies during Wilson's presidency. The front row also features Bernard Baruch, an influential advisor known for his expertise in business and finance. Meanwhile, Herbert Hoover can be seen standing tall at the back row, foreshadowing his future role as President. Moving across continents and time periods, our journey takes us to General Sir Henry Hughes Wilson, a distinguished British army officer who served valiantly during World War I. His presence reminds us of the crucial role played by military strategists in shaping historical events. Delving further into history's tapestry, we encounter Sir Richard Douglas Powell and MS. Marlay's depiction of Vegitius receiving young Prince Edward and his companions on vellum—an exquisite portrayal of wise counsel being imparted to future leaders. The canvas shifts again to 18th-century Istanbul where Mehmed Said Efendi and his retinue command attention with their regal presence. Their guidance undoubtedly influenced political decisions that shaped the Ottoman Empire. Stepping into France's tumultuous past, we find ourselves witnessing Louis XI visiting Cardinal Balue imprisoned within an iron cage—a stark reminder that even those entrusted with advising monarchs could face treacherous consequences if they faltered. Our gaze then turns towards Superintendent Semblancay facing a grim fate as depicted in George G. Toudouze's illustration—highlighting how advisors sometimes become pawns caught up in power struggles throughout history. Transported to India next, we are captivated by James Grant's portrayal of the Maharajah of Rewah and Court—a testament to the indispensable wisdom provided by courtiers who guided rulers through complex political landscapes.