Foreign Affairs Collection (page 2)

Charles Quint and Francis I, 1909 (illustration)
8698365 Charles Quint and Francis I, 1909 (illustration) by Robida, Albert (1848-1926); (add.info.: History. France. Charles V of Spain (Charles Quint, Holy Roman Empire) at the castle of Amboise

The close ties between Russia and France, 1896
3480825 The close ties between Russia and France, 1896; (add.info.: Illustration celebrating the close ties between Russia and France in 1896.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

The envoys of Caliph Harun al-Rashid bringing gifts to Charlemagne, 802 (engraving)
8626238 The envoys of Caliph Harun al-Rashid bringing gifts to Charlemagne, 802 (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Veleda receiving a request from a Roman embassy for mediation in the Batavian Rebellion, 69-70 (engraving)
8626230 Veleda receiving a request from a Roman embassy for mediation in the Batavian Rebellion, 69-70 (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Veleda)

Peace negotiations to end the Russo-Japanese War, 1905 (litho)
8655562 Peace negotiations to end the Russo-Japanese War, 1905 (litho) by Sabattier, Louis Remy (1863-1935); Private Collection; (add.info)

Klemens von Metternich, Austrian statesman and diplomat (engraving)
8676813 Klemens von Metternich, Austrian statesman and diplomat (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Klemens von Metternich (1773-1859)

Philipp von Brunnow, Russian diplomat (engraving)
8676812 Philipp von Brunnow, Russian diplomat (engraving) by Pound, Daniel John. (fl.1860); Private Collection; (add.info.: Philipp von Brunnow (1797-1875), Russian diplomat, Russian diplomat

Napoleon's designation of his brother, Joseph as king of Spain in 1808 1842 (engraving)
ELD4926040 Napoleon's designation of his brother, Joseph as king of Spain in 1808 1842 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Interview of Richard II and the Duke of Gloucester in Pleshy Castle, c.1337 (illumination)
3780911 The Interview of Richard II and the Duke of Gloucester in Pleshy Castle, c.1337 (illumination) by Froissart, Jean (c.1337-1405); (add.info)

Sack of Rome (390 BC): Brennus putting his sword in the balance, 1866 (Engraving)
ELD4843734 Sack of Rome (390 BC): Brennus putting his sword in the balance, 1866 (Engraving); (add.info.: Sack of Rome (390 BC): In front of the resistance of the Romans

Presentation of the Grand Cordon of the Legion of Honour to the Sultan, at Constantinople, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Presentation of the Grand Cordon of the Legion of Honour to the Sultan, at Constantinople, 1856. Monsieur...Thouvenel went in great state from the French Embassy to the Palace of Tcheragan

La mission Musulmane; apres le dejeuner de la mission musulmane aux Affaires etrangeres... 1916. Creator: Unknown
La mission Musulmane; apres le dejeuner de la mission musulmane aux Affaires etrangeres: M. Briand, ayant a sa droite le conseiller du gouvernement cherifien Hadj Kadour ben Chabrit

Baron von Manteuffel, Prussian Plenipotentiary at the Peace Conference, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Baron von Manteuffel, Prussian Plenipotentiary at the Peace Conference, 1856. At the eleventh hour Prussia has been invited to join the Peace Congress at Paris

Hall of the Conferences, Hotel of the Minister for Foreign Affairs, at Paris, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Hall of the Conferences, Hotel of the Minister for Foreign Affairs, at Paris, 1856. Scene of...the conclusion of an armistice between the belligerent parties [in the Crimean War]...which armistice

Requiescat in pace!, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Requiescat in pace!, 19th century. Body lying under a sheet surrounded by candles. Temporal Power - Foreign Affairs - Petitions - Rest in Peace!

Benton McMillin, Rep, from Tennessee, Governor, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Benton McMillin, Rep, from Tennessee, Governor, 1913. Rep. 1877-1899; Governor, 1899-1903

Cartoon protesting Jeffersons trade embargo, 1807
Cartoon protesting the Embargo Act passed by President Thomas Jefferson in 1807 Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Napoleon receiving the senat deputies at the Royal Palace in Berlin, 1808 (Oil on Canvas)
7423005 Napoleon receiving the senat deputies at the Royal Palace in Berlin, 1808 (Oil on Canvas) by Berthon, Rene Theodore (1776-1859); Musee et Domaine National de Versailles et de Trianon

Napoleon receives the Queen of Prussia in Tilsitt, 1808 (Oil on Canvas)
7423004 Napoleon receives the Queen of Prussia in Tilsitt, 1808 (Oil on Canvas) by Berthon, Rene Theodore (1776-1859); Musee et Domaine National de Versailles et de Trianon, Versailles

Owene-Siang, chinese statesman in foreign affairs. 1873 (engraving)
7259232 Owene-Siang, chinese statesman in foreign affairs. 1873 (engraving) by Ronjat, Etienne Antoine Eugene (b.1822); Private Collection; (add.info.: Owene-Siang)

Spanish Conquest of Mexico:meeting between Hernan Cortes and Montezuma II in 1519, 19th century (engraving)
ELD4900787 Spanish Conquest of Mexico:meeting between Hernan Cortes and Montezuma II in 1519, 19th century (engraving) by Unknown Artist

Giulio Raimondo Mazzarino, french cardinal and diplomat from italian origin.1865 (engraving)
6947905 Giulio Raimondo Mazzarino, french cardinal and diplomat from italian origin.1865 (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

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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)

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

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"Exploring the Tapestry of Foreign Affairs: From Historic Treaties to Diplomatic Encounters" In 1905, the Russo-Japanese treaty was signed at Portsmouth, NH, marking a significant milestone in international relations. This event showcased the power of diplomacy and peaceful resolutions amidst tensions between two major powers. Penny Wong's Bosnia meeting exemplifies the ongoing efforts to address global conflicts and promote stability. Such gatherings serve as platforms for dialogue and cooperation among nations striving for peace. Henry White's vibrant lithograph captures an era when diplomats played pivotal roles in shaping foreign policies. Their intricate negotiations laid the foundation for alliances that would shape world events. The portrait of Lorenzo de Medici reminds us of historical figures who skillfully navigated foreign affairs during times of political intrigue. These leaders understood the importance of fostering relationships with other states to strengthen their own positions. Sir Thomas Wyatt, an English ambassador and poet from 1812, demonstrates how individuals with diverse talents can contribute to diplomatic endeavors. His literary prowess may have served as a bridge between cultures during his diplomatic missions. Charles Wingfield's engraving from 1812 highlights another figure involved in foreign affairs. It serves as a reminder that diplomacy is not limited to high-ranking officials but also encompasses individuals working behind-the-scenes towards international cooperation. Wilhelm II's presence in Palestine in 1898 reflects Europe's colonial ambitions and its impact on global politics. Such encounters often shaped perceptions and influenced policies regarding territories far beyond national borders. A cartoon protesting Jefferson's trade embargo reveals how economic decisions can reverberate across nations' foreign relations. Trade restrictions have historically been used as tools by governments seeking leverage or expressing discontent with other countries' actions. King Edward VII attending the Opera of Paris in 1903 showcases cultural exchanges playing a role within foreign affairs. The arts provide opportunities for cross-cultural understanding, fostering connections beyond traditional diplomatic channels. Ignacy Jan Paderewski’s bronze portrait from 1891 symbolizes the role of cultural ambassadors in foreign affairs.