Foreign Affairs Collection

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

Members of the Council for Foreign Affairs in the Pavilion of Reception of Reception, Tsungli-Yamen, Pekin, c1891. From " Cassells Illustrated History of India Vol. II.", by James Grant

The Magnanimous Minister, Chastising Prussian Perfidy. -vide-Morning Chronicle April
The Magnanimous Minister, Chastising Prussian Perfidy.-vide-Morning Chronicle April 28th, May 2, 1806

H. E. Dr. Lauro Severiano Muller. Minister for Foreign Affairs, 1914
H.E. Dr. Lauro Severiano Muller. Minister for Foreign Affairs, 1914. Lauro Severiano Muller (8 November 1863 - 30 July 1926) was a Brazilian politician, diplomat, and military engineer

The Itamaraty Palace - the Downing Street of Brazil, 1914. Artist: Edgar L Pattison
The Itamaraty Palace - the Downing Street of Brazil, 1914. From The Beautiful Rio De Janeiro by Alured Gray Bell. [William Heinemann, London, 1914]

George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston, (1859-1925), British Conservative, 1894-1907
George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston, (1859-1925), British Conservative statesman, 1894-1907. Curzon was the Viceroy of India and the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs

Humpty Dumpty, 1878 (1895). First rough pencil sketch for Punch cartoon Disraeli and Cyprus supporting a Humpty Dumpty figure representing the Ottoman Empire sitting on top of a wall representing

Humpty Dumpty, 1878. Artist: John Tenniel
Humpty Dumpty, 1878. Caricature featuring Benjamin Disraeli (1804-1881). From Punch (or the London Charivari) magazine (1878)

Letter from Henry John Temple to RB Hoppner, 18th June 1832. Artist: Lord Palmerston
Letter from Henry John Temple to RB Hoppner, 18th June 1832. Letter written from the Foreign Office by Henry John Temple, Viscount Palmerston as Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, to RB Hoppner

Military review with General Saussier and foreign military attaches, 14th July 1891. Artist: Henri Meyer
Military review with General Saussier and foreign military attaches, 14th July 1891. A print from the Le Petit Journal, 18th July 1891

George Canning (1770-1827), English statesman and Primeminister from 1827
George Canning (1770-1827) English statesman, Catholic emancipation, foreign affairs, and Prime Minister from 1827. Tinted lithograph

Convention-al Politeness, 1887. Artist: Joseph Swain
Convention-al Politeness, 1887. John Bull, the representative of the British people, handed over the Suez Canal Convention to France

The New North-West Passage, 1887. Artist: Joseph Swain
The New North-West Passage, 1887. Britannia points towards the Canadian train and says that no more will lives have to be lost, as were those of Franklin and his crew

Velvet and Iron!, 1887. Artist: Joseph Swain
Velvet and Iron!, 1887. Germanys Prince Bismarck here sidles up to France and pays lavish compliments. After Frances disastrous war against Germany in the previous decade

High Jinks!, 1886. Artist: Joseph Swain
High Jinks!, 1886. The Russian Bear can be seen dancing on Bulgarian soil, watched by Prince Bismarck of Germany and Britains representative of law and order, Policeman A1 John Bull

The Cheeky Chick, 1885. Artist: Joseph Swain
The Cheeky Chick, 1885. Turkey watches as the Treaty of Berlin hatches to reveal a chick with Roumelia and Bulgaria on each wing

The Irrepressible Tourist, 1885. Artist: Joseph Swain
This is a cartoon of Germanys Prince Bismarck. He is surrounded by maps of all different places. Bismarcks Colonial Policy had caused concern with Germany acquiring possessions in the Cameroons

The Political Mrs Gummidge, 1885. Artist: Joseph Swain
The Political Mrs Gummidge, 1885. The Liberal Prime Minister appears here in the guise of Mrs Gummidge. A portrait of the former Conservative Prime Minister, Disraeli, is hanging on the wall

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

No You Don t!, 1885. Artist: Joseph Swain
No You Don t!, 1885. The British Lion warns the Russian Bear not to cross over into Afghanistan, seen in the distance in this cartoon

My Boys!, 1885. Artist: Joseph Swain
My Boys!, 1885. The British Lion watches with pride the young troops sent to help Britain by Australia, Canada and New Zealand

Too Late!, 1885. Artist: Joseph Swain
Too Late!, 1885. Britannia mourns the loss of General Gordon. When trouble started to loom in Egypt, the British government sent one of the countrys finest soldiers to sort the matter out

Why Should England Wait?, 1884. John Bull, the representative of the British people, urges the Liberal Prime Minister, Gladstone, to unmuzzle the British Lion

Getting a Lift, 1884. Across the crocodile infested waters of the Egyptian difficulty, General Gordon can be seen wading with the Liberal Prime Minister, Gladstone, perched on his back

The Beast of Burden, 1884. Artist: Joseph Swain
The Beast of Burden, 1884. John Bull is depicted trying to persuade the camel representing Egypt and laden with political issues, to move, whilst France offers to take over the task

Snubbed!, 1883. Artist: Joseph Swain
Snubbed!, 1883. Spain and Germany are shown taking a walk together, with France scowling jealously in the background. In November 1883

The Lions Just Share, 1882. Artist: Joseph Swain
The Lions Just Share, 1882. The British Lion stands proudly on his Egyptian captive. He is watched by Italy, a French poodle, the Russian Bear, Spain, Germany and the two headed eagle of Austria

Safe!, 1882. Artist: Joseph Swain
Safe!, 1882. John Bull, able-seaman, is shown tenderly cradling the infant Suez Canal. On the 28th July 1882, it was agreed that the Canal should operate under the joint protection of the six great

The Modern Caesar, 1882. Artist: Joseph Swain
The Modern Caesar, 1882. Sir Garnet Wolseley is depicted as the Modern Caesar in this cartoon. Following the uprising in Egypt

A Self-Denying Policy!, 1882. Artist: Joseph Swain
A Self-Denying Policy!, 1882. The French sailor congratulates John Bull on a job well done, and proposes to share in the glory

A Lion in the Path!, 1882. Artist: Joseph Swain
A Lion in the Path!, 1882. The British Lion is prepared to protect British interests. A nationalist uprising in Egypt had been led by Colonel Arabi in protest against European influence in Egyptian

Egyptian Bonds, 1882. Artist: Joseph Swain
Egyptian Bonds, 1882. John Bull represents the British Navy, and is tied to a small French sailor. At the right of the cartoon is Arabi Pasha who was generally viewed as the representative of a

Hold On!, 1882. Artist: Joseph Swain
Hold On!, 1882. John Bull and a sailor struggle to manage a recalcitrant Egyptian crocodile. Lord Granville, the Liberal Foreign Secretary

A Cry from Christendom, 1882. Artist: Joseph Swain
A Cry from Christendom, 1882. England illustrates the outrage of the people to Russia. In the background, Russians are seen murdering Russian Jews in vast numbers

Times Waxworks, 1881. Artist: Joseph Swain
Times Waxworks, 1881. Father Time shows Mr Punch around Madame Tussauds, the waxwork museum of celebrities that opened in 1802

Feline Friends; or, The British Lion and the Persian Chat!, 1873. Artist: Joseph Swain
Feline Friends; or, The British Lion and the Persian Chat!, 1873. The Russian Bear is shackled in the background as the Persian Pussycat cuddles up to the great British Lion

Humble Pie, 1872. Artist: Joseph Swain
Humble Pie, 1872. Mr Bull, the representative of the British people, is presented with a second humble pie by Mr Gladstone in his waiters outfit

The Loving Cup, 1872. Artist: Joseph Swain
The Loving Cup, 1872. Mr Bull shares a Loving Cup with Colombia. This cartoon relates to the ongoing Alabama dispute, brewing since the end of the American Civil War

Injured Innocence, 1872. Artist: Joseph Swain
Injured Innocence, 1872. Germany reels at the headline in the newspaper confirming the amount of money that France has raised to pay off her war indemnity

Adolphe the Alchemist, 1872. Artist: Joseph Swain
Adolphe the Alchemist, 1872. France kneels next to the alchemist, who is producing cash from his brew. Adolphe is Louis Adolphe Thiers, the first President of the Third Republic

The Men of Business, 1872. Artist: Joseph Swain
The Men of Business, 1872. Columbia and Britannia discuss the differences between America and Britain. In the background the representatives of the two administrations sort out the details

Under the Dark Blue Waters, 1872. Artist: Joseph Swain
Under the Dark Blue Waters, 1872. Father Neptune wishes to relax with his drink and a pipe. In front of him is the trans-Atlantic cable, the first of its kind

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