Diplomacy Collection (page 17)

A German Attache, Baron Hermann von Eckardstein, German diplomat, 1898. Artist: Spy
A German Attache, Baron Hermann von Eckardstein, German diplomat, 1898. In 1898 Eckardstein brokered a meeting between Secretary of State for the Colonies Joseph Chamberlain

Lord Cornwallis and Joseph Bonaparte embrace in Amiens, France, 1802 (1882-1884). Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis (1738-1805) was a British colonial administrator and soldier

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)

Humpty Dumpty, 1878 (1895). First rough pencil sketch for Punch cartoon Disraeli and Cyprus supporting a Humpty Dumpty figure representing the Ottoman Empire sitting on top of a wall representing

The Political Pas de Deux, 1878 (1895). Lord Salisbury and Disraeli, both admitted to the Order of the Garter for their efforts at the Congress of Berlin

Approach of the Emperor of China, to receive the British ambassador, 1847. Artist: JW Giles
Approach of the Emperor of China, to receive the British ambassador, 1847. Drawn by B Clayton, from a painting by W Alexander

The Locarno Treaty sealed and signed in London, 1st December 1925, (1935). The Treaty of Locarno was signed by Britain, France, Germany, Italy and Belgium

Buckingham Palace, - The Library. Foreign Levee, c1841. Artist: Henry Melville
Buckingham Palace, - The Library. Foreign Levee, c1841. From London Interiors with their Costumes & Ceremonies from Drawings made by permission of the Public Offices

Prince Ching, commander of the city guard, Peking, China, 1901. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Prince Ching, commander of the city guard, Peking, China, 1901. The prince was a secret friend of the foreign legations during their time under siege during the Boxer Rebellion

Charles II receiving the Duchess of Orleans at Dover, 1670 (1804). Artist: William Bromley
Charles II receiving the Duchess of Orleans at Dover, 1670 (1804). Charles and his sister, Henrietta Anne Stuart, negotiated the Secret Treaty of Dover

Queen Victoria receiving the Abyssinian envoys at Osborne House, mid-late 19th century
Queen Victoria receiving the Abyssinian envoys at Osborne House, Isle of Wight, mid-late 19th century. Illustration from The Life and Times of Queen Victoria, by Robert Wilson, Volume IV

Sir William Temple, 17th century English statesman and essayist, (c1850). Temple (1628-1699) successfully negotiated the marriage of William, Prince of Orange and Princess Mary of England

The Congress of Vienna, 1814-1815 (1900). From September 1814 to June 1815 representatives of the major European powers convened in Vienna, Austria

Louis XV, King of France and the Ambassador of Netherlands, (19th century). Louis XV (1710-1774) was the great grandson of Louis XIV, the Sun King. He ruled from 1714 until his death

Earl Granville, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, 1882. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Earl Granville, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, 1882. Granville George Leveson-Gower (1815-1891), 2nd Earl Granville held various ministerial posts in Liberal governments of the mid to late

Letter from Henry John Temple to RB Hoppner, 18th June 1832. Artist: Lord Palmerston
Letter from Henry John Temple to RB Hoppner, 18th June 1832. Letter written from the Foreign Office by Henry John Temple, Viscount Palmerston as Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, to RB Hoppner

William Pitt Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst, Governor-General of India, 19th century. Artist: WJ Edwards
William Pitt Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst, Governor-General of India, 19th century. Amherst (1773-1857) was sent as Ambassador to China in 1816, but as he refused to perform the ceremony of kow-tow

The signing ceremony of the Belgrade Declaration, Belgrade, Yugoslavia, 2 July 1955. The signing of the Declaration by Yugoslav President Josip Broz Tito (1892-1980)

Arrival of the Soviet delegation in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, 26 May 1955. Yugoslav President Josip Broz Tito (1892-1980) (saluting) stands alongside Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev (1894-1971)

The Anglo-Japanese Alliance, 1902. Artist: Yrondy
The Anglo-Japanese Alliance, 1902. The alliance was agreed in 1902 and was to run for five years and be renewable. It was intended to counter the presumed menace posed to each power by Russia

The ambassadors of Abyssinia visiting the Elysee Palace, 1898. Artist: F Meaulle
The ambassadors of Abyssinia visiting the Elysee Palace, 1898. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 24th July 1898

Count Mouravieff, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia, 1897. Artist: Henri Meyer
Count Muraviev, Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs, 1897. Mikhail Nikolayevich Muraviev (1845-1900) served as Foreign Minister from 1897-1900

Arrival of General Tchertkoff (Chertkov), Russian ambassador to France, Paris, 1895. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 6th January 1895

French Ambassador Gerard before the Guangxu Emperor of China, 1895. Artist: F Meaulle
French Ambassador Gerard before the Guangxu Emperor of China, 1895. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 20th January 1895

Napoleon at Tilsit, 1807 (1894). In July 1807 Napoleon met Tsar Alexander I of Russia on a raft in the River Niemen at Tilsit to negotiate a peace treaty between the empires of France and Russia

Baron de Courcel, the French ambassador to London, 1894. Alphonse Chodron de Courcel (1835-1919) was Frances ambassador to the United Kingdom from 1894-1898

M le Myre de Vilers in Madagascar, 1894. Artist: F Meaulle
M le Myre de Vilers in Madagascar, 1894. Myre de Vilers attempted to bring about a reconciliation between the islands government and France

Themistocles, 1615. Artist: Leonard Gaultier
Themistocles, 1615. A plate from Les Images Ou Tableaux De Platte Peinture Des Deux Philostrates Sophistes Grecs, by Blaise de Vigenere, Paris, 1615. Fround in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

Representatives of the Allied governments, Paris, World War I, 27-29 March 1916. Representatives from France, Britain, Russia, Italy, Japan, Belgium, Portugal

Prince Ourousoff, ambassador of Russia meeting Felix Faure, 1898. Artist: F Meaulle
Prince Ourousoff, ambassador of Russia meeting Felix Faure, 1898. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 6th March 1898

Catherine II, the Great (1729-96) Empress of Russia, 1787
Catherine II, the Great (1729-1796) Empress of Russia. Catherine, Empress of Russia from 1762 with Joseph II (1741-1790) King of Germany from 1765, and Emperor of Austria from 1780

William Pitt Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst of Arracan (1773-1857), British statesman. Pitt was sent as Ambassador to China in 1816, but as he refused to perform the ceremony of kow-tow

Treaty of Portsmouth peacemakers on board the Mayflower, 1905. Count de Witte, Baron Rosen, President Theodore Roosevelt, Baron Komura and M. Takahira

Diplomats arrive for the Treaty of Portsmouth, New York Yacht Club, 1905. Count de Witte, Baron Rosen and American Secretary of State Pierce are pictured

Meeting of opposing Generals, Russo-Japanese War, 1904-5. Generals Stoessel (Russian) and Nogi (Japanese) meeting to arrange terms for the capitulation of Port Arthur by the Russians, January 1905

Britannia trying to restrain Napoleon III from embarking on war with Germany, 1870. Artist: John Tenniel
Britannia trying to restrain Napoleon III from embarking on war with Germany, 1870. Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871. The French declaration was delivered to Berlin on 19 July

Allied representatives at the Lausanne Conference, 1922
First meeting of the Allied Representatives at the Lausanne Conference, which met in November 1922, to make peace with Turkey.Left to right front row, Lord Curzon

Reception of the French Ambassador in Venice, 1726-1727. Artist: Canaletto
Reception of the French Ambassador in Venice, 1726-1727. Detail. Found in the collection of The Hermitage, St Petersburg

The Latest Trick, 1886. Artist: Joseph Swain
The Russian in this cartoon is probably General Kaulbars, the agent left to manage Bulgarian affairs after the recent abdication of Prince Alexander

New York, New York: 1962. Group of women from Women Strike for Peace holding placards relating to the Cuban missile
New York, New York: 1962.Group of women from Women Strike for Peace holding placards relating to the Cuban missile crisis and to peace

First Balkan War, 1912-1913. Treaty of London in May 1913. One of the previous sessions of the territorial negotiations between the Ottoman Empire

Sir Eyre Crowe
British diplomat Sir Eyre Alexander Barby Wichart Crowe GCB GCMG (18641925). Date: 1925

RUSSO-TURKISH WAR, 1877. Peace Rumors. American cartoon by Thomas Nast, 1877, showing Britain, Germany, Austria-Hungary and Russia carving up the Ottoman Empire as a powerless Turkey looks on

CONGRESS OF BERLIN, 1878. The Congress of Berlin, 1878. Prince Aleksandr Gorchakov of Russia, seated at left, speaks with British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli

CONGRESS OF VIENNA, 1815. Napoleon I, returned from Elba, cuts France from the map that, from left, Joseph Bonaparte, Klemens von Metternich, Czar Alexander I, a Prussian delegate

Britain-Eu-Us-Obama
A red carpet is prepared outside the front door of 10 Downing Street in central London as British Prime Minister David Cameron prepares to meet with US President Barack Obama. AFP PHOTO / BEN STANSALL

TRIPLE ALLIANCE, 1888. The Sisters Three; or, The Triple Alliance
TRIPLE ALLIANCE, 1888. " The Sisters Three; " or, The Triple Alliance. English cartoon by Sir John Tenniel, 1888, likening the Triple Alliance of (right-to-left) Germany, Austria-Hungary

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"Diplomacy: A Tapestry of History and Negotiation" Diplomacy, the art of negotiation and compromise, has shaped the course of history. From Lord Dufferin, the 8th Viceroy of India, fostering peace in a land teeming with diversity to Tsar Nicholas II and Kaiser Wilhelm II engaging in diplomatic talks amidst rising tensions, it has been instrumental in preventing conflicts. Even explorers like Fridtjof Nansen recognized its significance as they ventured into uncharted territories. The Congress of Vienna (1814-1815) stands as an engraving etched with diplomats from across Europe redrawing boundaries after years of war. It symbolizes how they are restore stability even in times of chaos. In the Revolutionary War, Americans skillfully gained French alliance through diplomatic channels, proving that words can be mightier than swords. However, diplomacy is not always serious; it can also take on a humorous tone as seen in the "ANTI-RUSSIAN MAP" - a satirical Diplomatic Atlas poking fun at European politics. The Russo-Japanese treaty signed at Portsmouth NH (1905) showcased how diplomacy could end wars and bring about peaceful resolutions. Similarly, King Charles II granting a charter to Connecticut colonists exemplifies how diplomatic agreements laid foundations for new nations. One cannot forget iconic moments like Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Joseph Stalin meeting at the Yalta Conference during World War II. This photograph captures leaders standing side by side discussing post-war plans – demonstrating that diplomacy plays an essential role not only during conflicts but also in shaping future relationships between nations. Throughout history's tapestry woven with threads of negotiations and compromises lies one constant: diplomacy's power to bridge divides and forge alliances for a better world.