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"Envoy: A Journey Through Time and Cultures" Step into the world of diplomacy as we explore the captivating stories behind historical envoys

Background imageEnvoy Collection: Sixth Korean Embassy to Japan in Meireki 1 at the time of Tokugawa Ietsuna

Sixth Korean Embassy to Japan in Meireki 1 at the time of Tokugawa Ietsuna
UOL120814 Sixth Korean Embassy to Japan in Meireki 1 at the time of Tokugawa Ietsunas succession in 1651, possibly by Kano Masunobu (1625-94) (scroll painting) (detail) by Japanese School

Background imageEnvoy Collection: Ms 782 f. 152r Charlemagne (742-814) sending Ganelon to the Saragossan Kings

Ms 782 f. 152r Charlemagne (742-814) sending Ganelon to the Saragossan Kings
XIR172264 Ms 782 f.152r Charlemagne (742-814) sending Ganelon to the Saragossan Kings, Marsile and Baligant, from the Chroniques de Saint-Denis, c.1275 (vellum) by French School

Background imageEnvoy Collection: Tarquin Le Superbe Et L Envoye De Sextus (engraving)

Tarquin Le Superbe Et L Envoye De Sextus (engraving)
5989633 Tarquin Le Superbe Et L Envoye De Sextus (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tarquin Le Superbe Et L Envoye De Sextus)

Background imageEnvoy Collection: Buzurgmihr masters the Game of Chess, c. 1300-30 (ink, opaque watercolour

Buzurgmihr masters the Game of Chess, c. 1300-30 (ink, opaque watercolour
6176499 Buzurgmihr masters the Game of Chess, c.1300-30 (ink, opaque watercolour and gold on paper) by Persian School, (14th century); Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Background imageEnvoy Collection: Willem Johannes Leyds, Dutch lawyer and statesman (chromolitho)

Willem Johannes Leyds, Dutch lawyer and statesman (chromolitho)
981060 Willem Johannes Leyds, Dutch lawyer and statesman (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Willem Johannes Leyds (1859-1940)

Background imageEnvoy Collection: The Meal in Honour of Ambassador Cornelis Calkoen, c. 1727-30 (oil on canvas)

The Meal in Honour of Ambassador Cornelis Calkoen, c. 1727-30 (oil on canvas)
3588448 The Meal in Honour of Ambassador Cornelis Calkoen, c.1727-30 (oil on canvas) by Vanmour, Jean Baptiste (1671-1737); 90x120 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Background imageEnvoy Collection: Sixth Korean Embassy to Japan in Meireki 1 at the time of Tokugawa Ietsuna

Sixth Korean Embassy to Japan in Meireki 1 at the time of Tokugawa Ietsuna
UOL120821 Sixth Korean Embassy to Japan in Meireki 1 at the time of Tokugawa Ietsunas succession in 1651, possibly by Kano Masunobu (1625-94) (scroll painting) (detail) by Japanese School

Background imageEnvoy Collection: Sixth Korean Embassy to Japan in Meireki 1 at the time of Tokugawa Ietsuna

Sixth Korean Embassy to Japan in Meireki 1 at the time of Tokugawa Ietsuna
UOL120817 Sixth Korean Embassy to Japan in Meireki 1 at the time of Tokugawa Ietsunas succession in 1651, possibly by Kano Masunobu (1625-94) (scroll painting) (detail) by Japanese School

Background imageEnvoy Collection: Delivery of the Presidents Letter, 1855 (colour litho)

Delivery of the Presidents Letter, 1855 (colour litho)
1272331 Delivery of the Presidents Letter, 1855 (colour litho) by Heine, Wilhelm Joseph (1813-39); 15x22.625 cm; Free Library of Philadelphia; (add.info.: Heine, W.|Sinclair, Thomas, Phila)

Background imageEnvoy Collection: Louis VIII of France receiving an envoy from his enemy, Henry III of England (engraving)

Louis VIII of France receiving an envoy from his enemy, Henry III of England (engraving)
969151 Louis VIII of France receiving an envoy from his enemy, Henry III of England (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageEnvoy Collection: The Prussian envoy Freiherr von Plotho (colour litho)

The Prussian envoy Freiherr von Plotho (colour litho)
964551 The Prussian envoy Freiherr von Plotho (colour litho) by Rochling, Carl (1855-1920); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Prussian envoy Freiherr von Plotho)

Background imageEnvoy Collection: The Envoy of Tuscany thanking the Queen, 1612. Creator: Jacques Callot

The Envoy of Tuscany thanking the Queen, 1612. Creator: Jacques Callot
The Envoy of Tuscany thanking the Queen, 1612

Background imageEnvoy Collection: The Envoy of Tuscany thanking the Queen [verso], 1612. Creator: Jacques Callot

The Envoy of Tuscany thanking the Queen [verso], 1612. Creator: Jacques Callot
The Envoy of Tuscany thanking the Queen [verso], 1612

Background imageEnvoy Collection: Reception of the Envoy of Poland [recto], 1612. Creator: Jacques Callot

Reception of the Envoy of Poland [recto], 1612. Creator: Jacques Callot
Reception of the Envoy of Poland [recto], 1612

Background imageEnvoy Collection: Reception of the Envoy of Poland, 1612. Creator: Jacques Callot

Reception of the Envoy of Poland, 1612. Creator: Jacques Callot
Reception of the Envoy of Poland, 1612

Background imageEnvoy Collection: United States Navy - Kinner XRK-1 Envoy

United States Navy - Kinner XRK-1 Envoy. Four civil examples were completed from 1934, fitted with 300 h.p. Kinner C-7 engines, sold to civil pilot owners

Background imageEnvoy Collection: First audience of a British minister with tycoon of Japan

First audience of a British minister with tycoon of Japan
First audience of a British minister with the tycoon of Japan at Jeddo - from a sketch by S. J. Gowan. The meeting took place on 25 August 1860 at 9am in the morning, the time appointed for Mr

Background imageEnvoy Collection: The explorer Nachtigal with Sheik Omar of Bornu, 5 June 1870, (1936). Creator: Unknown

The explorer Nachtigal with Sheik Omar of Bornu, 5 June 1870, (1936). Creator: Unknown
The explorer Nachtigal with Sheik Omar of Bornu, 5 June 1870, (1936). Der Forscher Nachtigal Bei Scheich Omar Von Bornu, 5 Juni 1870

Background imageEnvoy Collection: Count Valentin Esterhazy, 1842. Creator: Alfred d Orsay

Count Valentin Esterhazy, 1842. Creator: Alfred d Orsay
Count Valentin Esterhazy, 1842. Portrait of Valentin Graf Esterhazy (1814-1858), Austrian diplomat. From " Portraits by Count D Orsay", an album assembled by Lady Georgiana Codrington

Background imageEnvoy Collection: Bonapartes Termination of the Interview with the Austrian Envoy, 1896

Bonapartes Termination of the Interview with the Austrian Envoy, 1896. Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) gesticulates over smashed crockery

Background imageEnvoy Collection: The Envoy, c1908. Artist: George Charles Haite

The Envoy, c1908. Artist: George Charles Haite
The Envoy, c1908. From Penroses Pictorial Annual, Vol. XIV, edited by William Gamble. [A.W. Penrose & Co. Ltd, London, 1908-9]

Background imageEnvoy Collection: 2 - Otto Van Bismarck At Four Stages Of His Career, 1907

2 - Otto Van Bismarck At Four Stages Of His Career, 1907. Otto Van Bismarck as Envoy at the German Diet in 1858. Otto Edward Leopold

Background imageEnvoy Collection: The Shogun receiving investiture from an imperial envoy, Japan, 1904

The Shogun receiving investiture from an imperial envoy, Japan, 1904. A print from Japan, its History, Arts and Literature, Volume V, by Captain F Brinkley, TC and EC Jack, 34 Henrietta Street

Background imageEnvoy Collection: Sir Alexander Cuming on his way to visit the Cherokees, South Carolina, c1730 (c1880)

Sir Alexander Cuming on his way to visit the Cherokees, South Carolina, c1730 (c1880). Cuming was an English envoy sent to negotiate with the Cherokee and conclude an allianxe with them

Background imageEnvoy Collection: Envoys of the Japanese Prince of Nagato paying the indemnity for the affair of Simonosaki, 1865

Envoys of the Japanese Prince of Nagato paying the indemnity for the affair of Simonosaki, 1865
The envoys of the Japanese Prince of Nagato paying the indemnity for the affair of Simonosaki, 1865. The narrow Shimonoseki Strait in Japan was controlled by the Prince of Nagato and the Choshu clan

Background imageEnvoy Collection: Queen Victoria receiving the Abyssinian envoys at Osborne House, mid-late 19th century

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

Background imageEnvoy Collection: King Henry VI of France Receives the English Envoys, 15th Century

King Henry VI of France Receives the English Envoys, 15th Century. Artist: Master of the Harley Froissart
King Henry VI of France Receives the English Envoys, 15th Century. Miniature colour print from The Chronicler of European Chivalry by GG Coulton, (London, 1930)

Background imageEnvoy Collection: The presentation of General Franchet d Esperey to an Italian envoy to France, Champagne, (1926)

The presentation of General Franchet d Esperey to an Italian envoy to France, Champagne, (1926)
The presentation of General Franchet d Esperey to an Italian envoy to France, Champagne, April 1918. Franchet d Esperey (1856-1942) commanded the French Northern Army Group in 1918

Background imageEnvoy Collection: Coronation banquet for the envoys in the Golden Hall of the Great Kremlin Palace, Moscow, 1856

Coronation banquet for the envoys in the Golden Hall of the Great Kremlin Palace, Moscow, 1856. Artist: Mihaly Zichy
Coronation banquet for the envoys in the Golden Hall of the Great Kremlin Palace, Moscow, 1856. The coronation of Emperor Alexander II (1818-1881) and Empress Maria Alexandrovna (1824-1880)

Background imageEnvoy Collection: M le Myre de Vilers in Madagascar, 1894. Artist: F Meaulle

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

Background imageEnvoy Collection: Egyptian wall-painting showing the presentation of tribute by Semitic envoys

Egyptian wall-painting showing the presentation of tribute by Semitic envoys, from the tomb of Sebak-Lotep at Thebes

Background imageEnvoy Collection: Egyptian wall-painting of a semitic envoy

Egyptian wall-painting of a semitic envoy from the tomb of Sebek-Lotep at Thebes

Background imageEnvoy Collection: The Annunciation, 1472-1475. Artist: Leonardo da Vinci

The Annunciation, 1472-1475. Artist: Leonardo da Vinci
The Annunciation, 1472-1475. The Annunciation is the revelation to Mary, the mother of Jesus by the archangel Gabriel that she would conceive a child to be born the Son of God

Background imageEnvoy Collection: Arrival of Bulgarian Peace Envoy, 1918 by Matania

Arrival of Bulgarian Peace Envoy, 1918 by Matania
A Belgian peace envoy, having arrived in a car flying a white flag, salutes General Franchet d Espery at the British headquarters at Salonika to negotiate peace terms on 29 September 1918. Date: 1919

Background imageEnvoy Collection: Ataturk and General Harrington

Ataturk and General Harrington
Kemal Pasa (Ataturk) and General Harrington (commanding the British troops) - compromising on neutral ground in 1923. A very interesting photograph as it shows a Turkish delegation approaching an

Background imageEnvoy Collection: Arend Willem Baron van Reede son Willem Frederik Baron van Reede

Arend Willem Baron van Reede son Willem Frederik Baron van Reede
Arend Willem Baron van Reede and his son Willem Frederik Baron van Reede, Portraits of two men, presumably Arend Willem baron van Reede (1747-1815), adjutant general of the Prince heir to the city

Background imageEnvoy Collection: Mattatias kills Jew envoy king History Maccabees

Mattatias kills Jew envoy king History Maccabees
Mattatias kills a Jew and an envoy of the king History of the Maccabees (series title) Historia Iudae Machabei (...) (series title) Thesaurus sacrarum historiaru [m] veteris testame [ n] ti

Background imageEnvoy Collection: China - Gate of British Legation, Peking

China - Gate of British Legation, Peking
Lantern slide of Gate of British Legation, Peking (Beijing). In diplomacy, a legation was a diplomatic representative office lower than an embassy

Background imageEnvoy Collection: CM19 2492 Andrew Hayden, Envoy

CM19 2492 Andrew Hayden, Envoy
Andrew Hayden, Envoy, FJHRA, Historic Formula Junior, HSCC, Silverstone International Trophy, Silverstone Historic Festival Meeting, 20th May 2017, Chris McEvoy, circuit racing, CJM Photography

Background imageEnvoy Collection: H E Phya Bhaskarawongse

H E Phya Bhaskarawongse
H E PHYA BHASKARAWONGSE Siamese envoy to Britain Date: -

Background imageEnvoy Collection: Diamond Jubilee - Chinese Ambassador and Papal Envoy

Diamond Jubilee - Chinese Ambassador and Papal Envoy
Queen Victorias Diamond Jubilee - Black and white lantern slide of a horse drawn carriage carrying the Chinese Ambassador and Papal Envoy down Piccadilly. Slide number 12 of Box 259 Date: 1897

Background imageEnvoy Collection: Diamond Jubilee - The Procession Passing Hude Park Corner

Diamond Jubilee - The Procession Passing Hude Park Corner
Queen Victorias Diamond Jubilee - Black and white Victorian lantern slide of a horse drawn carriage carrying the Chinese Ambassador and Papal Envoy passing Hyde Park Corner

Background imageEnvoy Collection: The Chevalier de Souza Correa, Vanity Fair, Spy

The Chevalier de Souza Correa, Vanity Fair, Spy
The CHEVALIER DE SOUZA CORREA, Diplomat, born in Brazil and came to England, circa 1873. His formal title at the time this drawing in 1898 was Envoy-Extraordinary

Background imageEnvoy Collection: Williams Richards

Williams Richards
WILLIAMS RICHARDS Welsh methodist missionary in the Sandwich Isles who subsequently served as envoy from the king of the islands. Date: 1793 - 1847

Background imageEnvoy Collection: Leonard Philaras

Leonard Philaras
LEONARD PHILARAS Greek-born scholar, serving as envoy from the duke of Parma to the court of Louis XIII. Date: ? - 1673

Background imageEnvoy Collection: Sir Horace Mann

Sir Horace Mann
SIR HORACE MANN Diplomat, envoy to the court of Tuscany : friend of Horace Walpole. Date: 1701 - 1786

Background imageEnvoy Collection: SUFFRAGE BILLBOARD, 1915. A suffrage billboard welcoming envoys from San Francisco to Washington

SUFFRAGE BILLBOARD, 1915. A suffrage billboard welcoming envoys from San Francisco to Washington, D.C. Photograph, December 1915

Background imageEnvoy Collection: Source Size = 2782 x 2780

Source Size = 2782 x 2780
His Excellency Kuo-Sung-Tao, the Chinese Envoy Extraordinary and Chief of the Mission to Great Britain



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"Envoy: A Journey Through Time and Cultures" Step into the world of diplomacy as we explore the captivating stories behind historical envoys. From Sardar Afzal Khan in 1882 to Terry Waite's heartwarming reunion with his beloved MGB sports car, these envoys have left an indelible mark on history. Imagine Winston Churchill, striking a pose amidst the serene beauty of the White House garden, showcasing the power and influence that comes with being an envoy. Or travel back to Persia in Tehran, where the Palace of the British envoy stood as a symbol of diplomatic relations between nations. In Japan, Takenouchi Shimodzukino Kami stands tall as a revered diplomat from 1862. His dedication and expertise paved the way for Japanese inspection practices that continue to shape international relations today. The Bayeux Tapestry takes us even further back in time, depicting armed riders from Duke William arriving to escort Harold and envoys sent by Duke William himself to Count Guy of Ponthieu. These intricate wool embroideries on linen capture both political intrigue and cultural exchange during medieval times. Moving forward in history, we encounter figures like Eduard Willy Kurt Herbert von Dirksen and John Adam Kasson who served their respective countries during crucial periods. Their contributions helped shape policies that would define entire eras. As we delve into this fascinating journey through time and cultures, one thing becomes clear - envoys play a vital role in bridging gaps between nations. They embody diplomacy at its finest, fostering understanding and cooperation across borders. Join us as we unravel their stories - tales filled with resilience, negotiation skills, cultural appreciation, and above all else - a commitment towards peacebuilding on a global scale.