Ambassador Collection (page 16)

Japanese Marriage Customs, pub. 1824. Creator: Japanese School (19th century)
Japanese Marriage Customs, plate from Bijzonderheden over Japan published 1824 (colour litho). A plate for Illustrations of Japan by Isaac Titsingh (1745-1812)

Japanese Marriage: the two families meeting, with mediator; pub. 1824. Creator: Japanese School
Japanese Marriage: the two families meeting, with mediator; plate from Bijzonderheden over Japan published 1824 (colour lithograph)

Portrait of Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Perigord, 1808 (oil on canvas)
3432871 Portrait of Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Perigord, 1808 (oil on canvas) by Gerard, Francois Pascal Simon, Baron (1770-1837); 213x147 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Ulrik Scheffer, 1763 (oil on canvas)
3087073 Ulrik Scheffer, 1763 (oil on canvas) by Roslin, Alexander (1718-93); 117x89 cm; Skokloster Castle, Sweden; (add.info)

Portrait of Agostino Pallavicini, c. 1621 (oil on canvas)
3077103 Portrait of Agostino Pallavicini, c.1621 (oil on canvas) by Dyck, Anthony van (1599-1641); 216.2x141 cm; J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles

Jan Gninskis Diplomatic Mission to Istanbul, Dinner in honour of the Polish Mission
CZA229132 Jan Gninskis Diplomatic Mission to Istanbul, Dinner in honour of the Polish Mission, 1679 (gouache with gold leaf on paper) by Sevin

Portrait of Francis Cottington, from Lodges British Portraits, 1823
KW178262 Portrait of Francis Cottington, from Lodges British Portraits, 1823 (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Francis Cottington)

The Ambassadors, 1533, (1909). Artist: Hans Holbein the Younger
The Ambassadors, 1533, (1909). Portrait of Jean de Dinteville (left), French Ambassador to England in 1533, and Georges de Selve, Bishop of Lavaur, who visited him in London

John Digby, First Earl of Bristol, early 17th century, (1911). Artist: Renold Elstrack
John Digby, First Earl of Bristol, early 17th century, (1911). Digby (1580-1653) was an English diplomat, and a royalist during the English Civil War

Fernando Guillemardet, c1798, (1938). Artist: Francisco Goya
Fernando Guillemardet, c1798, (1938). Portrait of Fernando Guillemardet, the French ambassador to Spain between 1798 and 1800. Paingting in the Louvre, Paris, France

The Venetian Ambassadors Rom at Knole. The Bedstead Made for James I, The Chair and Stools of the Pediod of Charles II, All with Green Velvet Upholstery, 1928. From Old Furniture, Volume III

Meeting of Napoleon and Tolstoi in Paris, 1807, (1896). Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) and the Russian ambassador to France Count Pyotr Aleksandrovich Tolstoy (1769-1844)

Madame Bonaparte Receiving Embassadors at the Tuileries, 1896. Josephine de Beauharnais (1763-1814) and Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Perigord at the Tuileries Palace in Paris

The Royal Closet in St Jamess Palace, Westminster, London, c1840. Showing Queen Victoria giving an audience to an ambassador

A Princely Ambassador, 1822. Artist: Richard Dighton
A Princely Ambassador, 1822. Full-lenght portrait of Prince Paul Anthony Esterhazy in profile, wearing a top hat, frock coat and carrying a goad in his right hand

Charlemagne receives the Ambassadors from the Emperor of the East, 1789. Artist
Charlemagne receives the Ambassadors from the Emperor of the East, 1789. Charlemagne (c742-814), King of the Franks from 768 was crowned Holy Roman Emperor in 800 AD by Leo III

Victorian satirical cartoon about western ambassadors to China, 1869
Vintage engraving of a Victorian satirical cartoon about western ambassadors to China, Punch, 1869

Ambassadors from the States of Holland imploring Assistance of Queen Elizabeth, c1787
Ambassadors from the States of Holland imploring Assistance of Queen Elizabeth to deliver them from the Yoke of Spanish Tyranny, c1787

Hannibal leads the Ambassadors a fatiguing Walk round Carthage, 1852. Artist: John Leech
Hannibal leads the Ambassadors a fatiguing Walk round Carthage, 1852. From The Comic History of Rome, by Gilbert A A Beckett, illustrated by John Leech. [Bradbury, Agnew & Co, London, 1852]

The Ambassadors purchasing Aesculaplus, 1852. Artist: John Leech
The Ambassadors purchasing Aesculaplus, 1852. From The Comic History of Rome, by Gilbert A A Beckett, illustrated by John Leech. [Bradbury, Agnew & Co, London, 1852]

Count Gondomar, c16th century (1904). Don Diego Sarmiento de Acuna, Count of Gondomar (1567-1626), Spanish ambassador to England from 1613 to 1622. From James I. and VI, by T. F. Henderson

Sir William Haggard, 1914. His Britannic Majestys Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary. From The Beautiful Rio De Janeiro by Alured Gray Bell. [William Heinemann, London, 1914]

Sir Thomas Wyatt (Copy), c1535-1553 (1945). Artist: Hans Holbein the Younger
Sir Thomas Wyatt (Copy), c1535-1553 (1945). Sir Thomas Wyatt (1503- 1542) was a 16th-century English ambassador and lyrical poet. After Hans Holbein the Younger ( c1497-1543)

Sir Thomas Wyatt, c1535-1537 (1945). Artist: Hans Holbein the Younger
Sir Thomas Wyatt, c1535-1537 (1945). Sir Thomas Wyatt (1503-1542) was a 16th-century English ambassador and lyrical poet. The drawing is part of the Royal Collection Trust, Windsor Castle

Sir Philip Hoby, c1532-1543 (1945). Artist: Hans Holbein the Younger
Sir Philip Hoby, c1532-1543 (1945). Sir Philip Hoby (also Hobby or Hobbye) (1505-1558) was a 16th-century English Ambassador to the Holy Roman Empire and Flanders

The Earl of Chesterfield, c1800 (1878). Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield (1694-1773) was a British statesman and ambassador

The Ambassadors, c1917, (1918). Artist: George Sheringham
The Ambassadors, c1917, (1918). From The Studio Volume 74. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1918]

Sir Thomas Stood Before The Mogul, c1908, (c1920). Artist: Joseph Ratcliffe Skelton
Sir Thomas Stood Before The Mogul, c1908, (c1920). Thomas Roe (1581-1644), English diplomat of the Elizabethan and Jacobean periods

Room at the house of Mrs Chester Beatty, 1932
Room at the house of Mrs Chester Beatty, 24 Kensington Palace Gardens, London, 1932. The former home of the copper mining magnate Sir Alfred Chester Beatty (1875-1968) and his wife Edith

Enrique Dupuy de Lome, (1851-1904), 1920s
Enrique Dupuy de Lome, was born in Valencia in 1857 and was Minister of Spain in the United States in 1898, shortly before the blasting of Maine

Marquis Komura Jutaro (1855-1911), statesman and diplomat in Meiji period Japan, 1906
Marquis Komura Jutaro (1855-1911) was a statesman and diplomat in Meiji period Japan. From June 1906 to August 1908, Komura served as ambassador to Great Britain

Count Mensdorff (1861-1945), Austro-Hungarian diplomat, 1906
Albert (Viktor Julius Joseph Michael) Count von Mensdorff-Pouilly-Dietrichstein (1861-1945), was an Austro-Hungarian diplomat serving as Ambassador to London at the outbreak of World War I

Count Hayashi Tadasu, (1850-1913), career diplomat and cabinet minister in Meiji period Japan, 1906
Count Hayashi Tadasu, (1850-1913), career diplomat and cabinet minister in Meiji period Japan. On December 2, 1905 Hayashi became the first Japanese ambassador to the Court of St

He might have been a King, 1871. Artist: Coide
He might have been a King, 1871. Caricature of Joao Carlos, 1st Duke of Saldanha (1790-1876), Portuguese soldier and politician. Saldanha fought against the French during the Peninsular War

The Spanish Minister, 1871. Artist: Coide
The Spanish Minister, 1871. Caricature of Don Manuel Rances y Villanueva, Spanish Ambassador to London. A print from Vanity Fair, 26 August 1871

Aeneas Piccolomini Introduces Eleonora of Portugal to Frederick III, 1502-1508, (1870). Artist: Franz Kellerhoven
Aeneas Piccolomini Introduces Eleonora of Portugal to Frederick III, 1502-1508, (1870). Piccolomini successfully arranged the marriage of Eleonore of Portugal to the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick III

Jules Cambon, French diplomat, 1911. Cambon served as Governor General of Algeria from 1891 before being appointed Ambassador to the United States in 1897

Sir Richard Fanshawe, 17th century English diplomat and author, 1792. Artist: E Harding
Sir Richard Fanshawe, 17th century English diplomat and author, 1792. From the original portrait by Sir Peter Lely. Fanshawe (1608-1666)

Stratford Canning, Viscount Stratford de Redcliffe, British diplomat, 1875. Canning was a long-time ambassador to the Sublime Porte, the court of the Ottoman Empire

Count de Jarnac, French Ambassador in London, 1875. Artist: R&E Taylor
Count de Jarnac, French Ambassador in London, 1875. A print from The Illustrated London News, 3rd April 1875

Lewis Cass, American soldier, statesman and historian, (c1880). Cass served in the US Army as a Brigadier-General in the War of 1812 against the British

Queen Mary at the instance of Simon Renard affiancing herself to Philip of Spain, 1840. Artist: George Cruikshank
Queen Mary at the instance of Simon Renard affiancing herself to Philip of Spain, 1840. Renard was the Ambassador of Philips father, the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V

Simon Renard and Winwike the warden on the roof of the White Tower, 1553 (1840). Artist: George Cruikshank
Simon Renard and Winwike the warden on the roof of the White Tower, 1553 (1840). Renard was Ambassador of the Holy Roman Empire Charles V to England from 1553-1555

Sir Samuel Hoare, British statesman, 1935. Artist: Edmond Xavier Kapp
Sir Samuel Hoare, British statesman, 1935. Known as Sir Samuel Hoare until 1944 when he was created Viscount Templewood, Hoare (1880-1959)

Arrest of the Swedish ambassador, 18th century, (19th century). From Cassells Illustrated History of England, Volume IV, (Cassell, Petter, Galpin and Co, London, Paris and New York, 19th century)

Claude D Urfe, c1530s, (1926). Artist: Jean Clouet
Claude D Urfe, c1530s, (1926). Portrait of French ambassador D Urfe (1501-1558). Illustration from the Apollo Volume III, no 13, (January 1926)

Baron Lebzeltern, 19th century. Possibly a portrait of Austrian diplomat Edward de Lebzeltern-Collenbach

The Duke of Connaught and his shooting party, 1908. Artist: Queen Alexandra
The Duke of Connaught and his shooting party, 1908. From left to right: Prince Arthur of Connaught (1883-1938), Count Benckendorff (Russian Ambassador), Sir Maurice de Bunsen (1852-1932)

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