Ambassador Collection (page 13)

Maud, Marchioness of Lansdowne, as Lady Keith, wife of the British Ambassador to
3060315 Maud, Marchioness of Lansdowne, as Lady Keith, wife of the British Ambassador to the Court of the Empress Maria Theresa, The Duchess of Devonshires Diamond Jubilee Ball at Devonshire House

Monsignor Macaire visting Emperor Menelik II of Ethiopia, First Italo-Ethiopian War, 1895 (chromolitho)
1093848 Monsignor Macaire visting Emperor Menelik II of Ethiopia, First Italo-Ethiopian War, 1895 (chromolitho) by French School

Hostile demonstrations outside the French legation in Tokyo (colour litho)
3097488 Hostile demonstrations outside the French legation in Tokyo (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Swearing of the Oath of Ratification of the Treaty of Westphalia at Munster
CHT212761 The Swearing of the Oath of Ratification of the Treaty of Westphalia at Munster, 24th October 1648 (lithograph) by Borch or Terborch

Feast for the Valide Sultana with the presence of Madame Girardin
XIR158847 Feast for the Valide Sultana with the presence of Madame Girardin, the French ambassador (w/c & gouache on paper) by Turkish School; Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Pope Paul IV Handing over a Statute
FTB60620 Pope Paul IV Handing over a Statute by Palma Il Giovane (Jacopo Negretti) (1548-1628); Oratorio dei Crociferi, Venice, Italy; Italian, out of copyright

The presentation of the Count de Vergennes, Louis XVs ambassador, to Reis Effendi
5938173 The presentation of the Count de Vergennes, Louis XVs ambassador, to Reis Effendi, Grand Vizier to the Ottoman Sultan Uthman III on 31 May 1755

The presentation of the Count de Vergennes, Louis XVs ambassador
5938171 The presentation of the Count de Vergennes, Louis XVs ambassador, to Sultan Uthman III in the Throne Room of the Topkapi Palace on 3 June 1755

Tsar Nicholas II and Tsarina Alexandra attending a ball in their honour held at the French Embassy in Moscow following
6000525 Tsar Nicholas II and Tsarina Alexandra attending a ball in their honour held at the French Embassy in Moscow following their coronation, 1896 (engraving) by French School

Buzurgmihr masters the Game of Chess, c. 1300-30 (ink, opaque watercolour
6176499 Buzurgmihr masters the Game of Chess, c.1300-30 (ink, opaque watercolour and gold on paper) by Persian School, (14th century); Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Autograph letter signed as United States Ambassador to France, to Giovanni Fabbroni
5917248 Autograph letter signed as United States Ambassador to France, to Giovanni Fabbroni, Paris, 24 May 1789 (pen & ink on paper with wax seal) by Jefferson

Francis Cottington, 1st Baron Cottington (c. 1579-1652) English Lord Treasurer
5892361 Francis Cottington, 1st Baron Cottington (c.1579A-1652) English Lord Treasurer and ambassador (engraving) by Houbraken, Jacobus (1698-1780) & Vertue

The Defence of the Peking Legations (litho)
1600274 The Defence of the Peking Legations (litho) by Forestier, Amedee (1854-1930) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Defence of the Peking Legations)

Giovanni Emo, c. 1475-80 (oil on panel transferred to canvas mounted on panel)
4073434 Giovanni Emo, c.1475-80 (oil on panel transferred to canvas mounted on panel) by Bellini, Giovanni (c.1431-1516) (attr.to); 46.9 x 32.6 cm; National Gallery of Art, Washington DC

Sir Philip Currie, GCB, New Ambassador at Constantinople (engraving)
1627657 Sir Philip Currie, GCB, New Ambassador at Constantinople (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir Philip Currie, GCB)

Portrait of Asghar Khan, Ambassador of Persia, 1808 (oil on canvas)
823415 Portrait of Asghar Khan, Ambassador of Persia, 1808 (oil on canvas) by French School, (19th century); 91.8x73 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Asker Kan)

Chinese embassy to foreign powers, 1868 (engraving)
972342 Chinese embassy to foreign powers, 1868 (engraving) by Chappel, Alonzo (1828-87) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chinese embassy to foreign powers, 1868)

The Japanese Embassy to Pekin, Prince Date and Suite (engraving)
1057658 The Japanese Embassy to Pekin, Prince Date and Suite (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Japanese Embassy to Pekin, Prince Date and Suite)

Hanging Scroll depicting A Meeting of Japan, China and the West
1109347 Hanging Scroll depicting A Meeting of Japan, China and the West, by Shiba Kokan (1747-1818); 101.6x49.5 cm; Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN, USA; eMinneapolis Institute of Art; Japanese

The Meal in Honour of Ambassador Cornelis Calkoen, c. 1727-30 (oil on canvas)
3588448 The Meal in Honour of Ambassador Cornelis Calkoen, c.1727-30 (oil on canvas) by Vanmour, Jean Baptiste (1671-1737); 90x120 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Asker-Khan, ambassadeur de Perse, prend de Marbois, president de la Cour des comptes, pour le medecin (colour litho)
2790654 Asker-Khan, ambassadeur de Perse, prend de Marbois, president de la Cour des comptes, pour le medecin (colour litho) by Bombled

President Faure of France placing the cardinals cap on the head of the Papal Nuncio (colour litho)
2818762 President Faure of France placing the cardinals cap on the head of the Papal Nuncio (colour litho) by Tofani, Oswaldo (1849-1915) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Japans anti-American agitation (colour litho)
2809305 Japans anti-American agitation (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The anti-American agitation in Japan)

In St Petersburg (colour litho)
2795690 In St Petersburg (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: In St Petersburg)

King Louis XIV, Duc d Anjou, proclaimed King of Spain, receiving the homage of his ambassador (colour litho)
2795508 King Louis XIV, Duc d Anjou, proclaimed King of Spain, receiving the homage of his ambassador (colour litho) by Leloir, Maurice (1853-1940); Private Collection; (add.info.: King Louis XIV)

Jules Cambon, French Ambassador to the United States (litho)
2818915 Jules Cambon, French Ambassador to the United States (litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jules Cambon, French Ambassador to the United States)

President Faure of France receiving the Order of St Andrew from the Russian ambassador (colour litho)
2818651 President Faure of France receiving the Order of St Andrew from the Russian ambassador (colour litho) by Meyer, Henri (1841-99) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Lord Dufferin, British Ambassador to France (colour litho)
2818416 Lord Dufferin, British Ambassador to France (colour litho) by Constant, (Jean Joseph) Benjamin (1845-1902); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lord Dufferin, British Ambassador to France)

President Loubets Visit To The Duke Of Genoa Aboard The Lepanto In The Waters Of Toulon, April 10th (Colour Litho)
2798423 President Loubets Visit To The Duke Of Genoa Aboard The Lepanto In The Waters Of Toulon, April 10th (Colour Litho) by Beltrame

Rome, Chinese Ambassador Lo-Feng-Luh Received at the Foreign Ministry (colour litho)
2798159 Rome, Chinese Ambassador Lo-Feng-Luh Received at the Foreign Ministry (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rome)

The son of Mikado in England (colour litho)
2808997 The son of Mikado in England (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mikados son in England)

In the Throne Room in the Quirinal, the King receives the Senussite mission from Cyrenaica... (colour litho)
2808762 In the Throne Room in the Quirinal, the King receives the Senussite mission from Cyrenaica... (colour litho) by Beltrame

Turkish ambassadors public entry. (engraving)
605042 Turkish ambassadors public entry. (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Turkish ambassadors public entry)

The Earl of Beaconsfield (colour litho)
613512 The Earl of Beaconsfield (colour litho) by Pellegrini, Carlo (1866-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Earl of Beaconsfield, The junior ambassador, 2 July 1878)

2nd page of a letter written by Jean-Jacques Rousseau while secretary to the French
CHT430488 2nd page of a letter written by Jean-Jacques Rousseau while secretary to the French Ambassador in Venice, October 1743 (pen & ink on paper) by Rousseau

Paul Claudel (1868-1955) (b / w photo)
CHT218641 Paul Claudel (1868-1955) (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Bibliotheque Litteraire Jacques Doucet, Paris

King Thibaw with dignitaries and a British officer (w / c on textile)
LIT372498 King Thibaw with dignitaries and a British officer (w/c on textile) by Hsaya Chone and Hsaya Saw (fl. 19th century); Beikthano Gallery, Yangon (Rangoon)

Arrival of Ambassadors to the Castle of King Arthur, from the Roman de Meliadus (vellum)
XIR407860 Arrival of Ambassadors to the Castle of King Arthur, from the Roman de Meliadus (vellum) by French School, (14th century); Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana, Venice

Sixth Korean Embassy to Japan in Meireki 1 at the time of Tokugawa Ietsuna
UOL120821 Sixth Korean Embassy to Japan in Meireki 1 at the time of Tokugawa Ietsunas succession in 1651, possibly by Kano Masunobu (1625-94) (scroll painting) (detail) by Japanese School

Portrait of Benjamin Franklin, 1783 (oil on canvas)
2629931 Portrait of Benjamin Franklin, 1783 (oil on canvas) by Duplessis, Joseph Siffred (1725-1802) (after); National Portrait Gallery, Washington DC, USA; (add.info.: Benjamin Franklin (January 17)

Portrait of Sir Philip Sidney (1554-86) c. 1620 (oil on panel)
BOL93977 Portrait of Sir Philip Sidney (1554-86) c.1620 (oil on panel) by Critz, John de, the Younger (1600-1657); 47x37.5 cm; Bolton Museum and Art Gallery, Lancashire, UK; (add.info.: Died Zutphen)

The presentation of gifts to Suleyman I (1495-1566) on the occasion of the circumcision
TPG178695 The presentation of gifts to Suleyman I (1495-1566) on the occasion of the circumcision of his sons Bayezid and Cihangir in 1530, from the Suleymanname (Mss Hazine)

Charlemagne (742-814) Receives the Ambassadors from the Emperor of the East
STC134661 Charlemagne (742-814) Receives the Ambassadors from the Emperor of the East, engraved by Jean Baptiste Morret (fl)

Portrait of Prince Kurakin, engraved by Nikolai Ivanovich Utkin (1780-1863)
BOO74457 Portrait of Prince Kurakin, engraved by Nikolai Ivanovich Utkin (1780-1863), 1812 (etching with engraving) by Renu, J.B. (fl.1812) (after); 51.8x39 cm; State Hermitage Museum, St

Festival in Honour of the Polish Ambassadors in the Presence of Catherine de Medici (1519-89) and Henri III (1551-89)
ALI172659 Festival in Honour of the Polish Ambassadors in the Presence of Catherine de Medici (1519-89) and Henri III (1551-89) (tapestry) (b/w photo) by Quesnel

The Imperial University of Tokio, founded in 1872 (litho)
6005065 The Imperial University of Tokio, founded in 1872 (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Imperial University of Tokio, founded in 1872)

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