Diplomatic Collection

Commodore Perry's Gift of a Railway to the Japanese in 1853 (woodblock print)
XZL150437 Commodore Perry's Gift of a Railway to the Japanese in 1853 (woodblock print) by Hiroshige, Ando or Utagawa (1797-1858); Private Collection; Japanese, out of copyright

CAGLIARI AFFAIR
A diplomatic row between Britain & Piedmont, and the Naples government, is occasioned by the steamship Cagliari, anchored at Naples

Berlin Conference
BERLIN CONFERENCE Bismarck presides over a diplomatic conference to discuss events in Africa

Hans Holbein the Younger (1497-1543)
The Ambassadors, 1533. Portrays Jean de Dinteville and Georges de Selve, the ambassadors of Francis I of France. National Gallery. London. England

Henry White (colour litho)
613686 Henry White (colour litho) by Ward, Leslie Matthew (Spy) (1851-1922); Private Collection; (add.info.: Henry White, A diplomatic cousin, 16 March 1899)

EDWARD OF WOODSTOCK The Black Prince (1330-1376). Prince of Wales, first-born son of Edward III of England. The Black Prince is received in Bordeaux in 1355 during his campaign against John II of

Spasso house, the residence of the us ambassador to the soviet union, walter b, smith, in moscow, ussr, late 1940s

A Picnic Party
A large picnic for several colonial familes with food and drink spread on a large white cloth and a gramophone playing music behind. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts

Regulus Leaves Carthage
Roman ambassador Atilius Regulus sails from Carthage with a diplomatic delegation, hoping to negotiate peace with Rome; he promises to return if he fails

Napoleon III welcomes Queen Victoria in Cherbourg, France, 5 August 1858, 1859 (oil on canvas)
MMM5459041 Napoleon III welcomes Queen Victoria in Cherbourg, France, 5 August 1858, 1859 (oil on canvas) by Noel, Jules Achille (1815-81); (add.info)

Emissaries of Suleiman the Magnificent arriving in Frankfurt, 1562 (engraving)
8663942 Emissaries of Suleiman the Magnificent arriving in Frankfurt, 1562 (engraving) by Amman, Jost (1539-91) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Johann Rudolf Wettstein, Swiss diplomat and Mayor of Basel (engraving)
8673133 Johann Rudolf Wettstein, Swiss diplomat and Mayor of Basel (engraving) by Swiss School, (19th Century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Johann Rudolf Wettstein (1594-1666)

Edward Everett, American politician and diplomat (engraving)
8676940 Edward Everett, American politician and diplomat (engraving) by Pound, Daniel John. (fl.1860); Private Collection; (add.info.: Edward Everett (1794-1865), American politician and diplomat

Royal patent awarded to Louis Roederer House by the Russian Court. 1908
XEE4117434 Royal patent awarded to Louis Roederer House by the Russian Court. 1908.; Private Collection; Stefano Bianchetti.

The signing of the Versailles Peace Treaty, 1919 (photo)
2602166 The signing of the Versailles Peace Treaty, 1919 (photo); (add.info.: The signing of the Versailles Peace Treaty at the Hall of Mirrors 28th June 1919.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

pope Benedict XII receiving letter sent by the Great Kaan,15th century (illumination)
1753554 pope Benedict XII receiving letter sent by the Great Kaan,15th century (illumination); (add.info.: pope Benedict XII receiving letter sent by the Great Kaan of Katey in 1338)

Matthew C. Perry
3733688 Matthew C. Perry.; (add.info.: Portrait of Matthew C. Perry by a Japanese artist. Matthew Calbraith Perry (1794-1858)

Philippe de Commines
5308256 Philippe de Commines.; (add.info.: Portrait of Philippe de Commines (1447-1511) a writer and diplomat in the courts of Burgundy and France. Dated 16th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Francois-Rene de Chateaubriand
5308243 Francois-Rene de Chateaubriand.; (add.info.: Portrait of Francois-Rene de Chateaubriand (1768-1848) a French writer, politician, diplomat

Fighting at the Turkish border - Cover of "The Eye of the Police", 1912 (engraving)
ICA4950228 Fighting at the Turkish border - Cover of "The Eye of the Police", 1912 (engraving); Private Collection; Photo © Caricadoc.

German delegation to the Versailles Peace conference
2602167 German delegation to the Versailles Peace conference; (add.info.: German delegation to the Versailles Peace conference at the Trianon Palace 1919.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

A French almanac celebrating the visit to Paris of Tsar Nicholas II and Empress Alexander of Russia, 1897
3480756 A French almanac celebrating the visit to Paris of Tsar Nicholas II and Empress Alexander of Russia, 1897; (add.info)

William Penn, c.1820 (engraving)
8698407 William Penn, c.1820 (engraving) by Italian School, (19th century); (add.info.: History. USA. The quaker William Penn with native americans, Pennsylvania)

Caricature of Tsar Alexander 1st of Russia in his Privy Council: solicited by the Queen of Prussia for defeat
1753681 Caricature of Tsar Alexander 1st of Russia in his Privy Council: solicited by the Queen of Prussia for defeat, collezione Colored etching BNF engraving; Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Washington Irving, American author, historian and diplomat (engraving)
8677077 Washington Irving, American author, historian and diplomat (engraving) by Leslie, Charles Robert (1794-1859) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Washington Irving (1783-1859)

Alexandre Colonna-Walewski, French diplomat and politician (engraving)
8676916 Alexandre Colonna-Walewski, French diplomat and politician (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Alexandre Colonna-Walewski (1810-1868)

History's Great Reversal, 1919 vs 1871 (litho)
8636023 History's Great Reversal, 1919 vs 1871 (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: History's Great Reversal, 1919 vs 1871)

Exchange of territory between France and the Swiss canton of Vaud, 1862 (engraving)
8673031 Exchange of territory between France and the Swiss canton of Vaud, 1862 (engraving) by Swiss School, (19th Century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Peace negotiations to end the Russo-Japanese War, 1905 (b/w photo)
8655555 Peace negotiations to end the Russo-Japanese War, 1905 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

First meeting in London of the Council of the League of Nations, 1920 (b/w photo)
8626583 First meeting in London of the Council of the League of Nations, 1920 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Congress of Berlin, 1878 (litho)
8664031 Congress of Berlin, 1878 (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Congress of Berlin, 1878)

The meeting between Hernan (or Hernando) Cortes or Fernand Cortez (1485-1547) and Montezuma (or Moctezuma)
XEE5027231 The meeting between Hernan (or Hernando) Cortes or Fernand Cortez (1485-1547) and Montezuma (or Moctezuma: 1466 - 1520)

King Albert I and General Ferdinand Foch, 1914-15 (b/w photo)
XEE4168913 King Albert I and General Ferdinand Foch, 1914-15 (b/w photo); Private Collection; (add.info.: First World War (1914-1918): King Albert I (1875-1934) visited General Ferdinand Foch

Matthew C. Perry's paddle steamer
3733687 Matthew C. Perry's paddle steamer.; (add.info.: Painting depicting Matthew C. Perry's paddle steamer used during his expedition to Japan)

King George V of England and King Albert I of Belgium, 1918 (b/w photo)
1581456 King George V of England and King Albert I of Belgium, 1918 (b/w photo); (add.info.: Photograph of King George V (1865-1935) and King Albert I of Belgium (1875-1934)

Austrian, Franch and Sardinian delegates at the Zurich Conference (engraving)
8677005 Austrian, Franch and Sardinian delegates at the Zurich Conference (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Austrian)

Count Joseph Alexander Hubner, Austrian Ambassador to France (engraving)
8676569 Count Joseph Alexander Hubner, Austrian Ambassador to France (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Count Joseph Alexander Hubner (1811-1892)

Japanese envoys at Portsmouth, New Hampshire for negotiations to end the Russo-Japanese War, 1905 (b/w photo)
8655557 Japanese envoys at Portsmouth, New Hampshire for negotiations to end the Russo-Japanese War, 1905 (b/w photo) by American Photographer

Field of The Cloth of Gold (engraving)
8639601 Field of The Cloth of Gold (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Field of The Cloth of Gold)

Japanese representatives at the peace talks to end the Russo-Japanese War, 1905 (b/w photo)
8655560 Japanese representatives at the peace talks to end the Russo-Japanese War, 1905 (b/w photo) by American Photographer

Handwritten letter from British Admiral Viscount Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) to Antonio Gutierrez
AIS5351179 Handwritten letter from British Admiral Viscount Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) to Antonio Gutierrez, Commander General of the Canary Islands in 1796 (engraving); Army Museum, Madrid

James Russell Lowell
3118496 James Russell Lowell; (add.info.: Photographic portrait of James Russell Lowell (1819-1891) an American Romantic poet, critic, editor, and diplomat

Advertising card celebrating the relationship between the French Republic and Russia, 1893 (chromolitho)
JLJ4683680 Advertising card celebrating the relationship between the French Republic and Russia, 1893 (chromolitho); Private Collection; (add.info)

Half-length portrait of the diplomat George Frederick Samuel Robinson Marquis of Ripon
3561421 Half-length portrait of the diplomat George Frederick Samuel Robinson Marquis of Ripon, Grand Master of the English Masonic Lodge; (add.info.: 1889 ca)

King Albert I of Beligium receiving the American General Pershing, 1918 (print)
XEE4169429 King Albert I of Beligium receiving the American General Pershing, 1918 (print); Private Collection; (add.info.: First World War)

Peace negotiations to end the Russo-Japanese War, 1905 (b/w photo)
8655559 Peace negotiations to end the Russo-Japanese War, 1905 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Peace negotiations to end the Russo-Japanese War)

Building where the Treaty of Portsmouth ending the Russo-Japanese War was signed, 1905 (b/w photo)
8655556 Building where the Treaty of Portsmouth ending the Russo-Japanese War was signed, 1905 (b/w photo) by American Photographer

Working on figures at Madame Tussaud's, London (b/w photo)
8635314 Working on figures at Madame Tussaud's, London (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

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"Diplomatic Delicacies: From Perry's Railway Gift to Topkapi Palace Audiences" Exploring the rich history of diplomacy, we delve into Commodore Perry's remarkable gift of a railway to Japan in 1853, as depicted in a captivating woodblock print. Unveiling the Cagliari Affair, an intriguing diplomatic incident that unfolded during the late 19th century and left lasting impressions on international relations. The Berlin Conference stands as a pivotal moment when European powers gathered to carve up Africa, shaping the continent's future through diplomatic negotiations and territorial divisions. Discovering Hans Holbein the Younger's artistic prowess, his masterful portraits captured not only individuals but also glimpses into their political roles and diplomatic significance. Henry White's vibrant color litho transports us back in time, showcasing the elegance and grandeur of Edward of Woodstock - The Black Prince - whose military achievements reverberated across Europe. Amidst political discussions and power plays, a lighthearted scene unfolds with "A Picnic Party, " reminding us that even diplomats need moments of leisure amidst their busy schedules. Regulus Leaves Carthage portrays an ancient tale of honor and sacrifice within diplomacy; it serves as a timeless reminder that sometimes difficult decisions must be made for one's country. Journeying to Spasso House in Moscow during the late 1940s, we catch a glimpse into Ambassador Walter B. Smith's residence – witness to delicate negotiations between superpowers during tense times. Peering into historic conferences between Luis Mendez de Haro and Cardinal Mazarin reveals intricate diplomatic maneuverings that shaped European politics during their era. Turkey enchants us with its cultural richness as we attend an opulent dinner hosted for a European ambassador in Constantinople – where culinary diplomacy takes center stage.