Diplomatic Collection (page 4)

Turkey. Constantinople. Dinner for a European ambassador
Turkey. Constantinople (Today Istanbul). Dinner for a European ambassador at the Grand Vizier's court, in the imperial Council chamber, around year 1788

Topkapi Palace. Audience of a European ambassador, 1788
Turkey. Constantinople (Today Istanbul). Topkapi Palace. Audience Chamber. Audience of a European ambassador, 1788. Engraving by Lemaitre, Lalaisse and Chaillot

The Serbo-Bulgarian War Winds Down
Scenes from the ending of the Serbo-Bulgarian War. Serbian families and soldiers read from a list of casualties in Belgrade, and Count Khievenhuller, Austrian diplomatic resident at Belgrade

Agustin de Arguelles Alvarez (1776-1844). Spanish politician and diplomatic. Portrait of the tutor of Isabel II. Illustration by J. Cebrian. Lithography. Cronica General de Espana

Black Heart Ball in Simla
Members of the Khights of the Black Heart social fraternity bring characters from Alice in Wonderland to life at this fancy dress ball in Simla, India. Date: 1939

The Secretary of State for War in Paris
British Secretary of State for War Leslie Hore-Belisha (1893-1957) attending a banquet of the Franco-British Association in Paris

Portrait of Lady Islington
Anne Dundas, Lady Islington, was the wife of Sir John Poynder Dickson-Poynder, Governor-General of New Zealand from 1910 until 1912. Date: 1910

Kiogoku Notono Kami, Japanese diplomat to Britian, 1862
Vintage 19th century photograph: Kiogoku Notono Kami, Minister Plenipotentiary of HM the Tycoon of Japan, first Japanerse diplomatic mission to Britian, 1862

Matsudaira Iwamino Kami, Japanese diplomat to Britian, 1862
Vintage 19th century photograph: Matsudaira Iwamino Kami, Minister Plenipotentiary of HM the Tycoon of Japan, first Japanerse diplomatic mission to Britian, 1862

Takenouchi Shimodzukino Kami, Japanese diplomat 1862
Vintage 19th century photograph: Takenouchi Shimodzukino Kami, Envoy and Plenipotentiary to H.M. the Tycoon of Japan. Japanese diplomatic mission to Europe, 1862

Anastas Ivanovich Mikoyan with Ernesto Che Guevara
Anastas Ivanovich Mikoyan (1895-1978), Armenian Old Bolshevik and Soviet politician under Stalin and Khrushchev. He made key trips as an international diplomat to Communist Cuba and to the USA

Anastas Ivanovich Mikoyan, Russian Soviet politician
Anastas Ivanovich Mikoyan (1895-1978), Armenian Old Bolshevik and Soviet politician under Stalin and Khrushchev. He made key trips as an international diplomat to Communist Cuba and to the USA

Prince Arisugawa Takehito (1862 - 1913), 10th head of a cadet branch of the Japanese imperial family and a career officer in the Imperial Japanese Navy

Diplomatic visit between British Navy and a Chinese Provincial Governor. Date: 1887

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Portrait of Lorenzo de Medici, 1543 (oil on wood)
7146828 Portrait of Lorenzo de Medici, 1543 (oil on wood) by Vasari, Giorgio (1511-74); 90x72 cm; Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Tuscany

Sir Thomas Wyatt, English ambassador and poet. 1812 (engraving)
7234614 Sir Thomas Wyatt, English ambassador and poet.1812 (engraving) by Holbein the Younger, Hans (1497/8-1543) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir Thomas Wyatt)

Charles Wingfield of Kimbolton Castle, , 1812 (engraving)
7234613 Charles Wingfield of Kimbolton Castle, , 1812 (engraving) by Holbein the Younger, Hans (1497/8-1543) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Wilhelm II in Palestina, 1898
7143597 Wilhelm II in Palestina, 1898 by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: History. germany. Emperor Wilhelm II in Palestina (Israel)

King Edward VII of United Kingdom at the Opera of Paris, 1903 (print)
7143393 King Edward VII of United Kingdom at the Opera of Paris, 1903 (print) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: History. France. French Third Republic)

Portrait of Ignacy Jan Paderewski, 1891, (bronze)
7130167 Portrait of Ignacy Jan Paderewski, 1891, (bronze) by Gilbert, Alfred (1854-1934); Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Portrait of Ignacy Jan Paderewski, 1891, Alfred Gilbert)

Thomas Boleyn or James Butler, Earl of Ormond. 1812 (engraving)
7234581 Thomas Boleyn or James Butler, Earl of Ormond.1812 (engraving) by Holbein the Younger, Hans (1497/8-1543) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Thomas Boleyn, father of Anne Boleyn)

Sir Philip Hoby, English Ambassador to the Holy Roman Empire. 1812 (engraving)
7234568 Sir Philip Hoby, English Ambassador to the Holy Roman Empire.1812 (engraving) by Holbein the Younger, Hans (1497/8-1543) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir Philip Hoby)

William FitzWilliam, 1st Earl of Southampton. 1812 (engraving)
7234600 William FitzWilliam, 1st Earl of Southampton.1812 (engraving) by Holbein the Younger, Hans (1497/8-1543) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: William FitzWilliam, 1st Earl of Southampton)

Sir Thomas Elyot, English diplomat and scholar. 1812 (engraving)
7234561 Sir Thomas Elyot, English diplomat and scholar.1812 (engraving) by Holbein the Younger, Hans (1497/8-1543) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir Thomas Elyot)

A Foreign Office Dispatch bag, sealed and addressed to the British Ambassador at Constantinople
745816 A Foreign Office Dispatch bag, sealed and addressed to the British Ambassador at Constantinople, ready for delivery to a Queen's Foreign Service Messenger

King Edward VII and queen Alexandra visits Chabet el Akra, 7/05/1905 (print)
5674464 King Edward VII and queen Alexandra visits Chabet el Akra, 7/05/1905 (print) by French School, (20th century); (add.info.: Algeria History Illustration in: Le Petit Parisien, France)

Russian foreign policy, from L'assiette au beurre 1908 (print)
2603824 Russian foreign policy, from L'assiette au beurre 1908 (print) by French School, (20th century); (add.info.: Russian foreign policy)

King Edward VII and Alexandra in Marseilles, France, 1905 (print)
5674462 King Edward VII and Alexandra in Marseilles, France, 1905 (print) by French School, (20th century); (add.info.: Histoire. Angleterre. Entente Cordiale)

King Edward VII of England on french warship Massena in Portsmouth harbour, 1905 (print)
5674439 King Edward VII of England on french warship Massena in Portsmouth harbour, 1905 (print) by French School, (20th century); (add.info)

Tsar Nicholas II (1868-1918) the Peacemaker, front cover of Le Petit Journal, 22nd September, 1901 (colour litho)
CHT173068 Tsar Nicholas II (1868-1918) the Peacemaker, front cover of Le Petit Journal, 22nd September, 1901 (colour litho) by French School

Feast at the Palais-Royal (1830): "Here you go, Monsignor, a very Neapolitan party: we are dancing on a volcano
7304520 Feast at the Palais-Royal (1830): "Here you go, Monsignor, a very Neapolitan party: we are dancing on a volcano

Franco-Russian alliance (1891-1892) appearance of the term "Hurrah", 1896 (illustration)
7304510 Franco-Russian alliance (1891-1892) appearance of the term "Hurrah", 1896 (illustration) by Job, pseudonym for Onfray de Breville

Landing of president Armand Fallieres in Amsterdam, 1912 (oil on canvas)
904772 Landing of president Armand Fallieres in Amsterdam, 1912 (oil on canvas) by Dommelshuizen, Pieter Christiaan Cornelis (1834/42-1908/28); 82 x 133 cm; Chateau de Versailles

Commander Desfosses in Yoube-Soudi concluding a treaty with the Iman of Muscat and Oman
7279798 Commander Desfosses in Yoube-Soudi concluding a treaty with the Iman of Muscat and Oman by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Roman wolf and the British lion sing in chorus Come Chicken, Come, 1903 (print)
LSE4327726 The Roman wolf and the British lion sing in chorus Come Chicken, Come, 1903 (print) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Charles VI gives his daughter Isabella of France to Richard II of England, from a manuscript of Chroniques
IND364428 Charles VI gives his daughter Isabella of France to Richard II of England, from a manuscript of Chroniques, by Jean de Froissart (c.1337-c.1405) (facsimile edition)

The Four Burgomasters of Amsterdam Learning of the Arrival of Maria de Medici on 1 September 1638 (oil on panel)
5310821 The Four Burgomasters of Amsterdam Learning of the Arrival of Maria de Medici on 1 September 1638 (oil on panel) by Keyser, Thomas de (1596/7-1667); 28.5x38 cm; Mauritshuis, The Hague

Amsterdam Civic Guard of District XIX under the leadership of Captain Cornelis Bicker
3709985 Amsterdam Civic Guard of District XIX under the leadership of Captain Cornelis Bicker and Lieutenant Frederick van Banchem, ready for the reception in September 1638 of Marie de Medici

Theophile Delcasse, 1904 (colour litho)
1731004 Theophile Delcasse, 1904 (colour litho) by Sirat, Joseph (1869-1937); (add.info.: Theophile Delcasse (1852-1923) French minister for foreign affairs (1898-1905)

Cardinal Jules Mazarin (Giulio Mazzarini) (colour engraving)
1730980 Cardinal Jules Mazarin (Giulio Mazzarini) (colour engraving) by French School; (add.info.: Cardinal Jules Mazarin (14 July 1602 - 9 March 1661), born Giulio Raimondo Mazzarino or Mazarini

ENCOUNTER OF VILLAFRANCA 1859. 1861 (lithograph)
7264726 ENCOUNTER OF VILLAFRANCA 1859. 1861 (lithograph) by Pedrinelli, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: RESOURCE Napoleon III)

Montenegro-Wallachia Act of Public Reconciliation, 1856 (engraving)
1730207 Montenegro-Wallachia Act of Public Reconciliation, 1856 (engraving) by Lemaitre, Augustin Francois (1797-1870); (add.info)

TAKING LEAVE, Charles James Fox bows to Napoleon, 1802 (engraving)
7262220 TAKING LEAVE, Charles James Fox bows to Napoleon, 1802 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Bromley Museum, Orpington

CROSS EXAMINATION, Cornwallis and Bonaparte face each other, 1802 (engraving)
7262243 CROSS EXAMINATION, Cornwallis and Bonaparte face each other, 1802 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Bromley Museum, Orpington, UK; (add.info.: CROSS EXAMINATION)

AN ATTEMPT TO UNDERMINE JOHN BULL or WORKING THROUGH THE GLOBE. 1803 (engraving)
7262210 AN ATTEMPT TO UNDERMINE JOHN BULL or WORKING THROUGH THE GLOBE. 1803 (engraving) by Roberts, Piercy (fl.1791-1828); Bromley Museum, Orpington

THE RIVAL ACCOUCHEURS OR WHO SHALL DELIVER EUROPE 1800 (engraving)
7262194 THE RIVAL ACCOUCHEURS OR WHO SHALL DELIVER EUROPE 1800 (engraving) by Cruikshank, Isaac (1756-1811); Bromley Museum, Orpington

Portrait of Matthew Prior, 1664-1721, English poet. 1779 (engraving)
7237230 Portrait of Matthew Prior, 1664-1721, English poet. 1779 (engraving) by Grignion, Charles (1717-1810); Private Collection; (add.info.: Portrait of Matthew Prior, 1664-1721)

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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.