Greeting Collection (page 9)

William I, the Conqueror, King of England, c1067 (19th century). William (1027-1087) receiving the English leaders after the Norman conquest of 1066

Christopher Columbus, Genoese explorer, discovering America, 12 May 1492 (1590). Artist: Theodor de Bry
Christopher Columbus, Genoese explorer, discovering America, 12 May 1492 (1590). Sponsored by Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain, Columbus set out to discover a westward route to Asia

Henry VII at the Tower of London, 1485-1509. Henry (1457-1509), the first Tudor monarch, is variously shown greeting a guest, looking out of a window, and signing a document in the White Tower

The Empress Josephine Presenting her Children to the Emperor Alexander at Malmaison, c1839-1879

Robert Peel, British statesman, arriving at the House of Commons, London, January, 1846. Peel (1788-1850) receives an enthusiastic welcome from onlookers

Arabian travellers on camels, being greeted at the end of their journey. After a 13th century Arab manuscript

Christ riding into Jerusalem on an ass, c1860. From the Bible

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

Arrival of the Patriots of Rouen, Elbeut and Le Havre, Paris, 30th July 1830. Scene during the French Revolution of July 1830

Chirurgiens de la Garde Nationale et de l Armee, Siege of Paris, Franco-Prussian War, 1870-1871
Chirugiens de la Garde Nationale et de l Armee, Siege of Paris, Franco-Prussian war, 1870-1871. A pair of military surgeons greet each other

How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, c1860. From the Bible (Isaiah 5:7)

Diplomats arrive for the Treaty of Portsmouth, New York Yacht Club, 1905. Count de Witte, Baron Rosen and American Secretary of State Pierce are pictured

Dr Livingstone, I presume?, 10 November 1871 (c1878). The historic meeting between Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904) Welsh explorer and journalist

Entry of St Bernard into the City, c1630-1679

Peace - and No Pieces!, 1866. Artist: John Tenniel
Peace - and No Pieces!, 1866. Napoleon III (1808-1873), French Emperor 1852-1870, dressed as a rag-picker (chiffonnier), warned off by Otto von Bismarck, the Prussian Chancellor

Nordenskjold rescued from Snow Hill Island, Antarctica, 1903. (Nils) Otto (Gustaf) Nordenskjold (1869-1928) Swedish explorer and geologist, led the Swedish Antarctic Expedition of 1901-1904

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

Doth Not a Meeting Like This Make Amends?, 1861. In August 1861, the Queen and Prince Albert, together with the Prince of Wales

Caesar et Imperator, 1861. It was reported on the 10th July 1861 in The Times that the Emperor Napoleon puts down the Slave trade carried on on the coast of Africa by French agents under the pretext

My cure from The Complete Works of Beranger, 1836. Creator
My cure from The Complete Works of Beranger, 1836

The Traveler from The Complete Works of Beranger, 1836

Walk-through of an influential critic, from Sketches from the Salon, published in Le Charivari, June 24, 1865, June 24, 1865

Le Bonjour, 1856-96. Creator: Unknown
Le Bonjour, 1856-96

A Parting Word, romantic postcard featuring a soldier and his sweetheart

Fond Memories, romantic postcard sent from a soldier to his sweetheart

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