Alliance Collection (page 4)

Colonel Guy Johnson and Karonghyontye (Captain David Hill), 1776. Artist: Benjamin West
Colonel Guy Johnson and Karonghyontye (Captain David Hill), 1776. Guy Johnson (1740-1788), Irish-born military officer. The painting is part of the Mellon Collection, National Gallery of Art

Meeting of Edward IV and Louis XI at Pecquigny, 1475 (1864). Artist: James William Edmund Doyle
Meeting of Edward IV and Louis XI at Pecquigny, 1864. Edward IV, ( 1442-1483) and Louis XI, (1423-1483) making an alliance at the Treaty of Picquigny negotiated for peace on 29 August 1475 between

The Earl of Warwick submits to Queen Margaret, 1470 (1864). Artist: James William Edmund Doyle
The Earl of Warwick submits to Queen Margaret, 1864. Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick, (1428-1471) submits to Queen Margaret and solicits a pardon on his knees before her

Marriage of Henry V. and Katherine of France, 1420 (1864). Artist: James William Edmund Doyle
Marriage of Henry V. and Katherine of France, 1864. Catherine of Valois, (27 October 1401 - 3 January 1437) was the queen consort of England from 1420 until 1422 she married Henry V

The barons swear to achieve their liberties, 1214 (1864). Artist: James William Edmund Doyle
The barons swear to achieve their liberties, 1864. The barons and nobles of England at a private meeting in St. Edmundsbury in 1214, reviewing the Charter of Henry I

The King pays court to the English leaders, c1066 (1864). Artist: James William Edmund Doyle
The King pays court to the English leaders, 1864. King William I, (c1028-1087), usually known as William the Conqueror was the first Norman King of England

The barge of Edgar manned by eight kings on the Dee, 973 (1864). Artist: James William Edmund Doyle
The barge of Edgar manned by eight kings on the Dee, 1864. Edgar I, known as Edgar the Peaceful or the Peaceable, was King of England from 959 to 975

The English Burgh (MS. Jun. xi. ), 1902
The English Burgh (MS. Jun. xi.), 1902. A burgh was an autonomous corporate entity in Scotland and Northern England, usually a town, or toun in Scots

The Calthorpe Purse, c1900, (1936). A heraldic purse made around 1540 to commemorate the second marriage of Sir Henry Parker to Elizabeth Calthorpe, daughter of Sir Philip Calthorpe

The Field of the Cloth of Gold, c1884. Artist: Thomas Strong Seccombe
The Field of the Cloth of Gold, c1884. The field of the Cloth of Gold, the meeting place near Calais in France, where Henry VIII of England

George II. At Dettingen, 27 June 1743, (c1880). The Battle of Dettingen took place on 27 June 1743 during the War of the Austrian Succession

The Battle of Glenshiel, 10 June 1719, (c1880)
The Battle of Glenshiel, c1880. The Battle of Glen Shiel was a battle which took place in the West Highlands of Scotland on 10 June 1719

The Milbanke and Melbourne Families, (c1796), 1929
The Milbanke and Melbourne Families, c1796. It is likely that this painting was commissioned to mark the alliance of the two families through marriage in April 1769. After George Stubbs (1724-1806)

Shafter and Garcias conference, (1898), 1920s
Conference of Shafter and Garcia at the sawmill, 7 leagues from Santiago. General Shafter and Admiral Sampson disembarked and held a meeting with General Calixto Garcia in his camp on June 20th

Henry VIII, meeting Francis I, 1850. Artist: John Leech
Henry VIII, meeting Francis I, 1850. A satirical illustration King Henry VIII of England and King Francis I of France meeting at the Field of the Cloth of Gold

Charles II receiving the Duchess of Orleans at Dover, 1670 (1804). Artist: William Bromley
Charles II receiving the Duchess of Orleans at Dover, 1670 (1804). Charles and his sister, Henrietta Anne Stuart, negotiated the Secret Treaty of Dover

Letter from Robert Clive to Thomas Pelham-Holles, 23rd February 1757. Artist: Robert Clive
Letter from Robert Clive to Thomas Pelham-Holles, 23rd February 1757. Letter, written from near Calcutta by Clive of India when Lt-Colonel commanding the Madras forces, to Pelham-Holles

Our Grand Allies, 1914, The allies of France at the outset of World War I: Nicholas II of Russia; George V of England; Albert I of Belgium

Russian troops parading during French President Raymond Poincares visit to Russia, 22 July, 1914. Anticipating the onset of war with Germany, Poincare moved to strengthen Frances alliance with Russia

Tsar Nicholas II with visiting French President Poincare, Krasnoye Selo, Russia, 22 July 1914
Tsar Nicholas II with visiting French President Raymond Poincare, Krasnoye Selo, Russia, 22 July 1914. Anticipating the onset of war with Germany

Tsar Nicholas II with French President Raymond Poincare, 1914. Anticipating the onset of war with Germany, Poincare moved to strengthen Frances alliance with Russia

The Anglo-Japanese Alliance, 1902. Artist: Yrondy
The Anglo-Japanese Alliance, 1902. The alliance was agreed in 1902 and was to run for five years and be renewable. It was intended to counter the presumed menace posed to each power by Russia

Paul Doumer, Governor General of Indochina, Received by the King of Siam in Bangkok, 1899. Artist: Oswaldo Tofani
Paul Doumer, Governor General of Indochina, Received by the King of Siam in Bangkok, 1899. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 7th May 1899

The Franco-Russian Alliance, 1897. Artist: Oswaldo Tofani
The Franco-Russian Alliance, 1897. French president Felix Faure shaking hands with Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, in front of an angel of peace

Message from our Russian friends, 1896. Artist: F Meaulle
Message from our Russian friends, 1896. The Franco-Russian Alliance, or Dual Alliance was a military alliance between the French Third Republic

Renewal of the Triple Alliance of Germany, Austria and Italy, 1896. Artist: Henri Meyer
Renewal of the Triple Alliance of Germany, Austria and Italy, 1896. The Triple Alliance was established in 1882 and lasted until the outbreak of World War I, when Italy broke with her former allies

Different Russian military uniforms of the Emperor, 1896. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 20th September 1896

Arab and Tunisian chiefs, 1896. Artist: Frederic Lix
Arab and Tunisian chiefs, 1896. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 18th October 1896

The Allies Nose, after Laocoon, 1896. Artist: Henri Meyer
The Allies Nose, after Laocoon, 1896. The Triple Alliance was a military alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy that lasted from 1882 until the start of World War I in 1914

The Triple Alliance, Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy, 1894. Artist: Henri Meyer
The Triple Alliance, Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy, 1894. Since 1887 the Germans, Austrians and Italians had been engaged in an alliance hostile to France

Franco-Russian Alliance, 1893. Artist: Henri Meyer
Franco-Russian Alliance, 1893. Dual Alliance was a political and military pact that developed from friendly contacts in 1891 to a Military Convention in 1892 and a formal Treaty in 1894

All Together, We Will Beat Them!, 2nd World War postcard, c1941-1944. Artist: Jean Loup
All Together, We Will Beat Them!, 2nd World War postcard, c1941-1944. French postcard

The Union between France and Austria, 19th century

Allegory of France and Navarre, 1740. Artist: Francois Boucher
Allegory of France and Navarre, 1740. Cartoon for a tapestry, Palais de Justice, Rouen, France

Napoleon III, Emperor of France, mid 1850s. Louis-Napoleon (1808-1873) declared himself Emperor of the French in 1852. Portrait engraving at the time of the Crimean War (1853-6)

Napoleon III, Emperor of the French, 1855. Portrait engraving from the cover of sheet music published at the time of Napoleon IIIs (1808-1873)

Prince Ourousoff, ambassador of Russia meeting Felix Faure, 1898. Artist: F Meaulle
Prince Ourousoff, ambassador of Russia meeting Felix Faure, 1898. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 6th March 1898

Tsar Alexander III of Russia and the French ambassador in St Petersburg, 1893. Artist: Henri Meyer
Tsar Alexander III of Russia and the French ambassador in St Petersburg, 1893. The 1890s saw the establishment of an alliance between France and Russia

The Frog and the Ox, 1893. Artist: Jean de la Fontaine
The Frog and the Ox, 1893. The Frog who would grow as big as the Ox by Jean de la Fontain. The Triple Alliance was a military alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary

A caricature of the Triple Alliance in Lustige Blatter magazine, 1893. Artist: Henri Meyer
A caricature of the Triple Alliance in Lustige Blatter magazine, 1893. The Triple Alliance was a military alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary

Celebrations in honour of the Visit of the Russian Fleet in Toulon, 1893. Artist: Henri Meyer
Celebrations in honour of the Visit of the Russian Fleet in Toulon, 1893. A print from the Le Petit Journal, 21st October 1893

Celebrations in Paris in honour of the Franco-Russian Dual Alliance, 1893. Artist: Henri Meyer
Celebrations in Paris in honour of the Franco-Russian Dual Alliance, 1893. The view from the Eiffel Tower. Dual Alliance was a political

Hurrah! For the French!, 1893. Celebrations at the Opera in Paris in honour of the Franco-Russian Dual Alliance, 1893. Dual Alliance was a political

Celebrations at the Opera in Paris in honour of the Franco-Russian Dual Alliance, 1893. Artist: Henri Meyer
Celebrations at the Opera in Paris in honour of the Franco-Russian Dual Alliance, 1893. Dual Alliance was a political and military pact that developed from friendly contacts in 1891 to a Military

Signing of financial accord between Britain and the Free French, Algiers, 8 February 1944. Duff Cooper, British Government liasion to the Free French, signs the document

Battle of La Hogue, 19 May 1692
Battle of La Hogue, Anglo-Dutch naval victory over French under Tourville, 19 May 1692. War of the Grand Alliance

Only His Play, 1885. Artist: Joseph Swain
Only His Play, 1885. The British Lion and the Indian Tiger watch in consternation as the Russian Bear attacks the Afghan wolves

Beauty and the Beast, 1885. Artist: Joseph Swain
Beauty and the Beast, 1885. The Russian Bear is seen making up to Beauty, alias the Liberal Prime Minister, Mr Gladstone. Recently, Russia had been seen advancing upon the Afghan holding of Penjdeh

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