Embassy Collection

Joseph Kennedy, American Ambassador & family, 1938
The new U.S.A Ambassador in London, Joseph P. Kennedy pictured with his wife and nine children

British Embassy in Madrid P_D00718_003
British Embassy Offices, 16 Calle Fernando El Santo, Madrid, Spain. Photographed in 1966 for the Ministry of Public Building and Works

Sketch by Fish of the Charleston dance at the Embassy club, London, 1926 Date: 1926

Embassy at Tehran
Reception of the Embassy, near Tehran : following preliminary negotiations depicted here, a British mission (and subsequently an embassy) was set up in Tehran

Cortes & Marina 1519
Cortes, accompanied by his interpreter Dona Marina, receives the Mexican embassy

British Embassy in Paris P_D00634_015
British Embassy (Hotel De Charost), 39 Rue De Fauborg Saint Honore, Paris, France. Looking along the gallery beside the ballroom at the Hotel de Charost, the British Ambassadors residence in Paris

Merchants and acrobats arriving before the european ambassadors
REV287790 Merchants and acrobats arriving before the european ambassadors, from Sur-Nama (vellum) by Turkish School

Queen Sirikit of Thailand at the Thai Embassy
An official two-day state visit to the UK by King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) (1927-) and Queen Sirikit (1932-) of Thailand - the Queen at the final function of the trip at the Thai Embassy

The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh arrive at Ethiopian Embassy
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, arriving at the Ethiopian Embassy for a private dinner party given by the Emperor of Ethiopia (Haile Selassie) during a visit to Britain

The Embassy Club, 1932
Full house of social celebrities; a Seasons night

Embassy in Bonn P_D00149_003
British Embassy Offices, Bonn, West Germany. Photographed in 1953

British Embassy in Paris P_D00634_038
British Embassy (Hotel De Charost), 39 Rue De Fauborg Saint Honore, Paris, France. The library at the Hotel de Charost, the British Ambassadors residence in Paris

Alan Mcmanus & Nigel Bond Scotland & England Embassy World Snooker Crucible, Sheffield, England 22 April 2003 Date: 22 April 2003

Abd-ar-Rahman III (889- 961). Emir and Caliph of Al-Andalus

Lt Gen James Doolittle and Grp Capt Douglas Bader with the Air AttachÚá┤o the British Embassy in Madrid and the Colonel-in-Charge of the Barajas Airport on their arrival in Madrid

Ambassador Cornelis Calkoen at his Audience with Sultan Ahmed III, c
3545931 Ambassador Cornelis Calkoen at his Audience with Sultan Ahmed III, c.1727-30 (oil on canvas) by Vanmour, Jean Baptiste (1671-1737); 90x121 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

The Approach of the Emperor of China to his tent in Tartary to receive the British Ambassador
XND75261 The Approach of the Emperor of China to his tent in Tartary to receive the British Ambassador, George, 1st Earl Macartney (1737-1806), 1793 (engraving) by Alexander

Dorchester House, Park Lane, London
Dorchester House, Park Lane

British Consulate, Beirut, Lebanon Date: circa 1910s

Mrs and Mrs Charles Sweeny at The Embassy Club
Mr and Mrs Charles Sweeny (Mrs Charles Sweeny was formerly Miss Margaret Whigham and later the infamous Duchess of Argyll)

Ravoninahitriniarivo, Berlin, May 1883 (albumen print)
622833 Ravoninahitriniarivo, Berlin, May 1883 (albumen print) by Schaarwachter, Julius Cornelius (1847-1904); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ravoninahitriniarivo)

King George V Birthday Tea Party - Istanbul Embassy
British Embassy in Istanbul - King George V Birthday Tea Party on 3rd June 1924. Mr Ronald Lindsay (right - later Sir Ronald Lindsay, the future Ambassador) and colleague arrive at the party

Australia House, Strand, London - Bush House - now the home of the BBC World Service. The Church of St Mary-le-Strand can be seen back left

The Embassy Club
View of the Embassy Club in London in 1934, one of the most exclusive supper clubs of the period, frequented by high society, royalty (including the Prince of Wales) and film stars

Buses at Trafalgar Squ
Four Routemaster London buses in a queue on the National Gallery side of Trafalgar Square, with the South African embassy in the background

Malta, Valletta, fish-shaped door knockers at the French Embassy

Chinese military drawn out to salute the Ambassador on passing up the Grand Canal in Jiangsu
BL3308672 Chinese military drawn out to salute the Ambassador on passing up the Grand Canal in Jiangsu.; British Library, London, UK; (add.info.: A collection of eighty views, maps)

Emperor Charles VI giving audience to Venetian ambassadors Pietro Capello and Andrea Corner in Trieste
DGA645730 Emperor Charles VI giving audience to Venetian ambassadors Pietro Capello and Andrea Corner in Trieste, September 11, 1728, by Francesco Beda (1840-1900), Italy

Perspective Fumoir for Amdassade Francoise
DGA1259039 Perspective Fumoir for Amdassade Francoise, by Francis Jourdain (1876-1958), presented at International Exposition of Decorative Arts in Paris, in 1925, France, 20th century by Jourdain

Grand-salon Ambassade de France
DGA1259037 Grand-salon Ambassade de France, by Henri Rapin and Pierre Selmersheim, presented at International Exposition of Decorative Arts in Paris, in 1925, France

Das Gebäude des deutschen Consulats in Chartum
BL3314432 Das Gebäude des deutschen Consulats in Chartum. The building of the German consulate in Khartoum.; British Library, London, UK; (add.info.: Die oberen Nil-Lander)

Italy, Portrait of Count Giacomo Durazzo
DGA578712 Italy, Portrait of Count Giacomo Durazzo, imperial ambassador to Venice, in the service of Maria Theresa of Austria and Joseph II, engraving, 1765; Historisches Museum der Stadt, Vienna

Royal Visit to France - King & Queen leaving Quai D'Orsay
The evening of 20 July 1938 and King George VI and Queen Elizabeth leave the Quai D'Orsay Palace for the British Embassy where they entertained the President and Mme

Collins Avenue hotels, Miami Beach, Florida, USA Date: 1941

During the wedding feast of James II (1267-1327)
James II of Aragon, so-called the Just (1267-1327). King of Aragon, Valencia and Count of Barcelona (1291-1327), King of Sicily (1285-1296), King of Majorca (1291-1295) and Sardinia (1324-1327)

De Missione Legatorum Iapone
XLF3781236 De Missione Legatorum Iapone'; (add.info.: De Missione Legatorum Iapone (Concerning the delegation of ambassadors to Japan). Title page to the book printed in Makao, 1590

Sylvain Van de Weyer, 1802-1874
KWE2919871 Sylvain Van de Weyer, 1802-1874. First ambassador of Belgium in the United Kingdom

Account of the Earl of Castlemaine's Embassy
XLF3788975 Account of the Earl of Castlemaine's Embassy; (add.info.: Account of the Earl of Castlemaine's Embassy, after a painting by John Michael Wright)

French Ambassador Pierre Paul Cambon signing the Peace Protocol
UIG2623636 French Ambassador Pierre Paul Cambon signing the Peace Protocol; (add.info)

Emmanuel Joseph, Comte de Sieyes (1748-1836), Abbe Sieyes, French revolutionary leader and churchman

Xantsui, city in China in the 17th century, after the draughtsman Johan Nieuhof, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Street in Nanking, China, 17th century, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated, Asia

Mandaeans, members of a monotheistic religious community, here in ancient China, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

The harbour of Macau, Merchant ships, 17th century, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

The harbour and the city of Canton, China, 17th century, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated, Asia

Mould of the Imperial Court of Beijing, China, 17th century, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated, Asia

The Allies in the First World War, Italy, Rear Admiral, Rear Admiral Grassi, Naval Attache at the Italian Embassy in Paris, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original

Alexander von Poliansky, Imperial Russian Chamberlain and State Councillor, 1843, 46 Embassy Attache at the Russian Embassy, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original

Philippe-Antoine Merlin (born 30 October 1754 in Arleux died 26 December 1838 in Paris) was a politician during the French Revolution, the Consulate and the First Empire, Historical

Philippe-Antoine Merlin (born 30 October 1754 in Arleux)
Philippe-Antoine Merlin (born 30 October 1754 in Arleux, died 26 December 1838 in Paris) was a politician during the French Revolution, the Consulate and the First Empire, Historical

Skegness - Grand Parade and the Embassy
Grand Parade and the Embassy, Skegness, Lincolnshire, England. Date: 1965

Visit of Empress Eugenie de Montijo, Maria Eugenia Ignacia Agustina de Palafox Portocarrero de Guzman y Kirkpatrick with Queen Victoria of England, Historic

Serenade offered to the French Embassy by the people of Madrid, 1869, Spain, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, Europe

Visit of Empress Eugenie de Montijo, Maria Eugenia Ignacia Agustina de Palafox Portocarrero de Guzman y Kirkpatrick with Queen Victoria of England, Hotel of the English Embassy, Historic

Serenade offered to the French Embassy by the people of Madrid, 1869, Spain, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th century original, exact original date unknown, Europe

Jean-Victor-Marie Moreau, 14 February 1763, 2 September 1813, a French general at the time of the Revolution and the Consulate, Historical

Dress fashion in Persia around 600 A. D. Persians at the time of Khosru II 591-628 A

Emmanuel Joseph Sieyes, 1748 - 1836, or Abbe Sieyes, French Roman Catholic abbe, clergyman and political writer, Emmanuel Joseph Graf) Sieyes, 1748 - 1836, franzoesischer Priester und Staatsmann

The Chasseurs de la Garde Imperiale, 1798

Palazzo Farnese, Piazza Farnese, Rome, Italy, 19th Century, Europe

Palazzo Farnese, Piazza Farnese, Rome, Italy, 19th Century, Europe

The French Amassadors Chapel, Edinburgh, Scotland, 18th century

Attack on British Embassy in Japan, Tokyo, 5 July 1861

Dutch missions to Edo, 17th century, after Arnold Montanus, Amsterdam, 1669

Portrait of Peter the Great, Peter I or Pyotr Alexeyevich Romanov, 1672-1725, Emperor of the Russian Empire, Grand Embassy, digitally optimized

Germany, Berlin, 13 January 1991, the disabled journalist Cimboleck in his wheelchair in front of the Russian Embassy, protest against Russians in Lithuania, Europe

Germany, Berlin, 13.01.1991, Demo against Russians in Lithuania, in front of the Russian Embassy, Stop the aggression against Lithuania, Europe

Germany, Berlin, 13 January 1991, demonstration against Russians in Lithuania, Soviets out of Lithuania, in front of the Soviet embassy (behind the fence: Lenin statue), Europe

Germany, Berlin, 13 January 1991, demonstration against Russians in Lithuania, Red tanks out of Lithuania, in front of the Soviet Embassy, Europe

Germany, Berlin, 19 January 1991, demonstration against the Gulf War, in front of the American Embassy, No blood for oil, Europe

Germany, Berlin, 19.01.1991, demonstration against the Gulf War, in front of the American Embassy, praying, (Kaethe Reichel, centre), Europe

Germany, Berlin, 19 January 1991, demonstration against the Gulf War, in front of the American Embassy, Europe

Germany, Berlin, 19.01.1991, Demo against Gulf War, in front of the American Embassy, Imagine, all the people living life in peace, Europe

Germany, Berlin, 20 May 1991, Chinese Embassy, in Mauerstrasse, (with Volga), Europe

GDR, Berlin, 13.03.1990, Demonstration in front of the Soviet Embassy Unter den Linden, Stop the nuclear test

GDR, Berlin, 01.01.1990, after the New Years Eve 198990 at the Brandenburg Gate, candle at the place where a citizen had fallen from the Brandenburg Gate on New Years Eve

Roland delivers a message from Henry IV to the Pope Henry IV 11 November 1050, 7 August 1106, elevated to German King in 1056, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original

Emmanuel Joseph Sieyes, labbe Sieyes, 3 May 1748, 20 June 1836, a French priest and statesman, one of the main theorists of the French Revolution and the era of the French Consulate

The Burmese Legation in Calcutta, India, 1882, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact date unknown, Asia

The German ambassador hotel in Vienna, embassy, politics, large building, fence, walker, Austria, historical illustration 1890, Europe

Petchaburi and Central Embassy Aerial views in Ploenchit, Bangkok, Thailand Petchaburi and Central Embassy Aerial views in Ploenchit, Bangkok, Thailand, South East Asia

Petchaburi and Central Embassy Aerial views in Ploenchit, Bangkok, Thailand Petchaburi and Central Embassy Aerial views in Ploenchit, Bangkok, Thailand, South East Asia

Petchaburi and Central Embassy Aerial views in Ploenchit, Bangkok, Thailand Petchaburi and Central Embassy Aerial views in Ploenchit, Bangkok, Thailand, South East Asia

Petchaburi and Central Embassy Aerial views in Ploenchit, Bangkok, Thailand Petchaburi and Central Embassy Aerial views in Ploenchit, Bangkok, Thailand, South East Asia

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"Embassy: A Gateway to Diplomatic Relations and Cultural Exchanges" Step back in time with a sketch by Fish of the Charleston dance at the Embassy club, where vibrant rhythms and carefree spirits collided. In 1938, Joseph Kennedy, American Ambassador, and his family graced the halls of an embassy, embodying diplomacy's essence. Journey across borders as we explore the British Embassy in Madrid P_D00718_003; its architectural grandeur echoing centuries-old alliances. Reflect on history's turning points like Cortes & Marina's encounter in 1519—an emblematic moment that forever altered Mexico's destiny. Witness diplomatic intrigue unfold within Tehran's embassy—a hub for international negotiations amidst political tensions. Bonn too holds significance as it housed an embassy that fostered dialogue during Germany's post-war reconstruction (P_D00149_003). Paris beckons with its allure—British Embassy P_D00634_015 stands tall as a testament to Franco-British relations' strength. Meanwhile, Queen Sirikit of Thailand graces the Thai Embassy—a symbol of cultural exchange between nations. The Ethiopian Embassy welcomes royalty—the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh arrive to strengthen ties between Ethiopia and Britain. Abd-ar-Rahman III leaves an indelible mark as Emir and Caliph of Al-Andalus—an embodiment of power rooted within embassies. Finally, immerse yourself in nostalgia at The Embassy Club (1932), where elegance met revelry—a microcosm capturing society’s spirit during those times. Paris calls again with another iconic image—British Embassy P_D00634_038 epitomizes unity despite historical conflicts. Embassies serve as bridges connecting nations—gateways through which diplomacy flows freely. They encapsulate cultures' fusion while preserving traditions that span generations. These snapshots remind us that behind every embassy lies stories waiting to be told—a tapestry woven by diplomats who shape our world today.