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Ambassador Collection (page 8)

Background imageAmbassador Collection: Sir Charles Bagot, English diplomat, 19th century

Sir Charles Bagot, English diplomat, 19th century. Bagot (1781-1843) served as minister plenipotentiary to France (1814), and the USA from 1815 to 1820

Background imageAmbassador Collection: Count Paul Andreyevich Shuvalov, Russian soldier and statesman, c1860s-c1870s

Count Paul Andreyevich Shuvalov, Russian soldier and statesman, c1860s-c1870s. Artist: Sergei Levitsky
Count Paul Andreyevich Shuvalov, Russian soldier and statesman, c1860s-c1870s. Shuvalov (1830-1908) served with distiction in the Crimean War

Background imageAmbassador Collection: Arrival of the French Ambassador in Venice, 1725-1726. Artist: Canaletto

Arrival of the French Ambassador in Venice, 1725-1726. Artist: Canaletto
Arrival of the French Ambassador in Venice, 1725-1726. Canaletto (1697-1768). Italy, Venetian School. Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Background imageAmbassador Collection: Moroccan Embassy, The chief ambassador saluting the French flag, 1901

Moroccan Embassy, The chief ambassador saluting the French flag, 1901. Illustration published in, Le Petit Journal, 7th July 1901

Background imageAmbassador Collection: The ambassadors of Abyssinia visiting the Elysee Palace, 1898. Artist: F Meaulle

The ambassadors of Abyssinia visiting the Elysee Palace, 1898. Artist: F Meaulle
The ambassadors of Abyssinia visiting the Elysee Palace, 1898. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 24th July 1898

Background imageAmbassador Collection: Arrival of General Tchertkoff (Chertkov), Russian ambassador to France, Paris, 1895

Arrival of General Tchertkoff (Chertkov), Russian ambassador to France, Paris, 1895. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 6th January 1895

Background imageAmbassador Collection: French Ambassador Gerard before the Guangxu Emperor of China, 1895. Artist: F Meaulle

French Ambassador Gerard before the Guangxu Emperor of China, 1895. Artist: F Meaulle
French Ambassador Gerard before the Guangxu Emperor of China, 1895. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 20th January 1895

Background imageAmbassador Collection: Baron de Courcel, the French ambassador to London, 1894

Baron de Courcel, the French ambassador to London, 1894. Alphonse Chodron de Courcel (1835-1919) was Frances ambassador to the United Kingdom from 1894-1898

Background imageAmbassador Collection: Assassination of the German Ambassador in Peking, Boxer Rebellion, China, 16 June 1900

Assassination of the German Ambassador in Peking, Boxer Rebellion, China, 16 June 1900. The Boxer Uprising or Boxer Rebellion was a Chinese rebellion from November 1899 to September 7

Background imageAmbassador Collection: The Siamese Ambassadors before the King, 1686. Artist: Charles le Brun

The Siamese Ambassadors before the King, 1686. Artist: Charles le Brun
The Siamese Ambassadors before the King, 1686. On 1 September 1686, with great pomp and ceremony, Louis XIV (1638-1715) received the ambassadors of the king of Siam, Phra Narai

Background imageAmbassador Collection: Alexander the Great Restoring the Throne Usurped by Abdolomino, 17th century

Alexander the Great Restoring the Throne Usurped by Abdolomino, 17th century. Artist: Bernardo Strozzi
Alexander the Great Restoring the Throne Usurped by Abdolomino, 17th century. From a private collection

Background imageAmbassador Collection: Rufus Daniel Isaacs, British lawyer and statesman, 1905

Rufus Daniel Isaacs, British lawyer and statesman, 1905. Isaacs (1860-1935), served as Lord Chief Justice of England (1913-1921), Ambassador to the US (1918-1919), Viceroy of India (1921-1926)

Background imageAmbassador Collection: Prince PL Ouroussof, The new Ambassador of Russia, 1898. Artist: Oswaldo Tofani

Prince PL Ouroussof, The new Ambassador of Russia, 1898. Artist: Oswaldo Tofani
Prince PL Ouroussof, The new Ambassador of Russia to France, 1898. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 9th January 1898

Background imageAmbassador Collection: Prince Ourousoff, ambassador of Russia meeting Felix Faure, 1898. Artist: F Meaulle

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

Background imageAmbassador Collection: 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. 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

Background imageAmbassador Collection: Signing of financial accord between Britain and the Free French, Algiers, 8 February 1944

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

Background imageAmbassador Collection: Meeting between German officers and French Vichy government officials, France, 1940-1944

Meeting between German officers and French Vichy government officials, France, 1940-1944. German officers, including Colonel Hans Speidel (right) meeting the Vichy French Minister of Defence

Background imageAmbassador Collection: William Pitt Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst of Arracan (1773-1857), British statesman

William Pitt Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst of Arracan (1773-1857), British statesman. Pitt was sent as Ambassador to China in 1816, but as he refused to perform the ceremony of kow-tow

Background imageAmbassador Collection: The Ambassadors, 1533. Artist: Hans Holbein the Younger

The Ambassadors, 1533. Artist: Hans Holbein the Younger
The Ambassadors, 1533. Double portrait by Hans Holbein (1497-1543) of Jean de Dinteville and Georges de Selve. In the foreground is a distorted skull, representing mortality

Background imageAmbassador Collection: Reception of the French Ambassador in Venice, 1726-1727. Artist: Canaletto

Reception of the French Ambassador in Venice, 1726-1727. Artist: Canaletto
Reception of the French Ambassador in Venice, 1726-1727. Detail. Found in the collection of The Hermitage, St Petersburg

Background imageAmbassador Collection: Jeddo and Belfast; or, a Puzzle for Japan, 1872. Artist: Joseph Swain

Jeddo and Belfast; or, a Puzzle for Japan, 1872. Artist: Joseph Swain
Jeddo and Belfast; or, a Puzzle for Japan, 1872. The Archbishop of Canterbury greets the Japanese Ambassador. The Ambassador

Background imageAmbassador Collection: Portrait of Joannes Neyen, General of the Order of Franciscan Friars, Ambassador in Trier

Portrait of Joannes Neyen, General of the Order of Franciscan Friars, Ambassador in Trier, 1608



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