Government Collection (page 13)

Palace of Westminster, London, c1860. Artist: Roberts Groom
Palace of Westminster, London, c1860. View of the Palace of Westminster from the River Thames showing sailing boats, steam boats and rowing boats

Chamber of the House of Commons, 1875. Artist
Chamber of the House of Commons, 1875. Interior view of the House of Commons showing Members of Parliament from both sides of the house sitting on the benches and standing in the foreground

Sir Clement Edmondes, 17th century. Artist
Sir Clement Edmondes, 17th century. Edmondes was clerk to the Privy Council of James I of England

The Grand Reform Banquet in the Guildhall, City of London, 1832. Artist
The Grand Reform Banquet in the Guildhall, City of London, 1832. The Grand Reform Banquet given to His Majesty William IVs ministers by the City of London

The bottomless-Pitt, Pitt making a speech, London, 1792
The bottomless-Pitt; showing William Pitt, exaggeratedly attenuated below the waist, making a speech before the table of the House of Commons, London, 1792

The giant-factotum amusing himself - William Pitt, 1797. Artist: James Gillray
The giant-factotum amusing himself, 1797; showing William Pitt bestriding the Speakers chair in the House of Commons, towering high above the galleries, playing cup and ball with the globe

No 10 Downing Street, Westminster, London, 1931. Artist: William Monk
No 10 Downing Street, Westminster, London, 1931. Calendarium Londinense, or the London Almanack for 1932, surmounted by a view of no 10 Downing Street, seen from the Foreign Office courtyard

Westminster Bridge, London, 1863
View of the new Westminster Bridge looking down river with the Palace of Westminster on the left and boats moored on the bank as well as on the River Thames

French Habits No. 12, 1798
French Habits No. 12, Messager d Etat, pub by H. Humphreys May 21st 1798 (hand coloured engraving)

Stealing off; - or - prudent Secession, 1798
Stealing off; - or - prudent Secession, pub. 1798 (hand coloured engraving)

No 10 Downing Street and the Foreign Office, London, 20th century. Sir George Downing, Secretary to the Treasury (1623-1684) built Downing Street in 1663-1671

The Reichstag on fire, Berlin, Germany, 27 February 1933. The Reichstag, which housed Germanys parliament, was the target of an arson attack

Members of Britains first Labour Government, after leaving Buckingham Palace, London, 1924. Prime Minister James Ramsay MacDonald 1866-1937)

Henry A Wallace, American politician, 1930s. Henry Agard Wallace (1888-1965) served as Secretary of Agriculture from 1933-1940 in President Franklin D Roosevelts administration

American Secretary of War Newton D Baker drawing the first number in the selective draft, 1917. Baker (1871-1937) served as US Secretary of War from 1916 until 1921 in the administration of President

Chester A Arthur, 21st President of the United States of America, (1901). Chester Alan Arthur (1829-1886) was Vice-President to James Garfield

James K Polk, 11th President of the United States of America, (1901). James Knox Polk (1795-1849) served as president from 1845 to 1849, leading the nation during the Mexican-American War

John Quincy Adams, 6th President of the United States of America, (1901). Adams (1767-1848) was President of the United States from 1825 until 1829

James Madison, 4th President of the the United States of America, (1901). Madison (1751-1836) was president from 1809 until 1817

John Adams, 2nd President of the United States of America, (1901). John Adams (1735-1826) was an early advocate of American independence from Great Britain

Scene in the House of Commons, London, 22 January 1846 (1901). Sir Robert Peel (1788-1850) announcing His conversion to Free Trade principles during the Corn Law debate

President Wilson in Congress recommending the US enter the war against Germany, 1917
President Wilson in Congress recommending the US enter the war against Germany, Washington DC, USA, 1917. Thomas Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924) served as President of the United States from 1913-1921

Chancellor Adolf Hitler making a speech before the Reichstag, Berlin, 17th May 1933. Hitler setting out his foreign policy programme

Adolf Hitler reads the Enabling Law in the Garrison Church at Potsdam, 21st March 1933. The Enabling Act gave the German Chancellor (Hitler)

Swearing-in ceremony of President Field Marshal von Hindenburg, Berlin, 12th May, 1925. From Deutsche Gedenkhalle: Das Neue Deutschland compiled by General Von Eisenhart Rothe, 1939

Stadshuset (City Hall), Stockholm, Sweden. Designed by Ragnar Ostberg, Stockholms City Hall was built between 1911 and 1923. It is the venue for the Nobel Prize banquet

Town Hall, La Laguna, Tenerife, Canary Islands, 2007. Facade of the town hall, situated in the Plaza del Adelantado. The facade, which was remodelled in 1822 by Juan Nepomuceno Conejo

Rectors Palace, Dubrovnik, Croatia. The Rectors Palace was the centre of the government of the Republic of Dubrovnik, which was an independent city-state from the 14th century until 1808

Town Hall, Riga, Latvia. The historic centre of the Latvian capital is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The town hall with its Baroque style tower was rebuilt after being damaged during World War II

Panoramic view along the River Thames, London. The Houses of Parliament are on the left

Parliament building, Budapest, Hungary. Designed in Neo-Gothic style by Imre Steindl, the Orszaghaz (Houses of Parliament), was built between 1883 and 1902

Town Hall, Kings Lynn, Norfolk, 2005. The Hall of the Trinity Guild was built in 1421. Today it forms part of the Town Hall of Kings Lynn

Palazzo Vecchio, Florence, Italy. Built by Arnolfo di Cambio between 1299 and 1314, the Palazzo della Signoria, as it was formerly known

Map of the Russian Empire Divided into its Governments. Private Collection

Map of the Crimea. Artist: Anonymous master
Map of the Crimea. Private Collection

Taurica Chersonesus. Map of the Crimea, 1595. Artist: Mercator, Gerardus (1512-1594)
Taurica Chersonesus. Map of the Crimea, 1595. Private Collection

Governorates of the Russian Empire in 1831, 1829. Artist: Anonymous
Governorates of the Russian Empire in 1831, 1829. Private Collection

The U. S. Capitol, Washington D. C. c1940s
The U.S. Capitol, Washington D.C. c1940s. [B.S. Reynolds Co. Washington D.C. ]

Lord Elgin, c1880. James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin and 12th Earl of Kincardine (1811-1863), British colonial administrator and diplomat. Episode of the Second Opium War (1856-1860)

The Capitol, Washington, 19th century. From The Colonial Portfolio. [The Werner Company, London]

The Government Buildings at Nassau, 19th century. From The Colonial Portfolio. [The Werner Company, London]

Keep Calm, 1941. Artist: Cecil Beaton
Keep Calm, 1941. Prime Minister Winston Churchill sits at his desk with his trademark cigar clamped between his teeth, and calmly carries on. From Air of Glory, by Cecil Beaton

Government Notice - For Lawlor and Black, c1854, (1902). The Eureka Stockade was a miners revolt in 1854 in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia. From Battles of the Nineteenth Century, Vol. II

William Pitt the Younger, British statesman. Pitt (1759-1806) became Prime Minister at the age of 24, making him the youngest to hold the office in British history

The U. S. A. Government Printing Office also operates 126 Casting Machines, 1916
The U.S.A. Government Printing Office also operates 126 Casting Machines, 1916. The U.S.A. Government Printing Offices establishment, Washington D.C. From The British Printer Vol. XXIX

A Portion of the Ministry of Finance, 1914. From The Beautiful Rio De Janeiro by Alured Gray Bell. [William Heinemann, London, 1914]

The Cabinet crisis: Lord Kitchener arriving at the War Office, 1915. From The Manchester Guardian History of the War, Vol. II. - 1914-15. [John Heywood Ltd, London, 1915]

New Town Hall, Colombo, Ceylon, c1890, (1910). Artist: Alfred William Amandus Plate
New Town Hall, Colombo, Ceylon, c1890, (1910). From The Hundred Best Views of Ceylon. [Plate Ltd, Colombo, Kandy & Nuwara Eliya, 1910]

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