Welcoming Collection (page 8)

General Pendezecs diplomatic mission to Russia, 1903. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 13th September 1903

The Queen of Madagascar Ranavalo arrives in Paris, 1901. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 16th June 1901

The visit of the king of Sweden to Paris, 1900. Artist: Eugene Damblans
The visit of the king of Sweden to Paris, 1900. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 24th June 1900

Prince Kotohito Kan in arriving at the Elysee Palace, Paris, 1900. Prince Kotohito Kan in, great-uncle of Hirohito and chief of staff of the Japanese imperial Army

The king the queen of Italy on board the French battleship Brennus, 1899. Artist: Henri Meyer
The king the queen of Italy on board the French battleship Brennus, 1899. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 30th April 1899

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

Arrival of commandant Marchand in Paris, 1899. Artist: Henri Meyer
Arrival of commandant Marchand in Paris, 1899. Major Jean-Baptiste Marchand (1863-1934) was a French emissary in Africa. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 11th June 1899

French soldiers returning home, France, 1897. Artist: Oswaldo Tofani
French soldiers returning home, France, 1897. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 26th September 1897

The President of the French Republic visiting Brittany, 1896. Felix Faure (1841-1899) was President of France from 1895 until his death. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 23rd August 1896

President of the Republic opening the Musee des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris, 1902. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 21st December 1902

The return of the 200 regiment from Madagascar, 1896. Artist: Henri Meyer
The return of the 200 regiment from Madagascar, 1896. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 5th January 1896

President of the French Republic, Sathonay-Camp, 1895. The camp was visited in 1895 by President Felix Faure, Minister of War General Zurlinden

Arrival in Le Havre of the gifts of the Tsar in France, 1895. Artist: F Meaulle
Arrival in Le Havre of the gifts of the Tsar in France, 1895. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 17th November 1895

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

The Tribal Chiefs Swearing Fidelity to the Sultan of Morocco, 1892. Artist: Henri Meyer
The Tribal Chiefs Swearing Fidelity to the Sultan of Morocco, 1892. A print from the Le Petit Journal, 27th August 1892

The Queens Visit to France, 19th century, (1900). Queen Victoria and Prince Albert are greeted by French citizens on a royal visit, c1850s

French Flotilla in Portsmouth Harbour, 1891. Artist: F Meaulle
French Flotilla in Portsmouth Harbour, 1891. The French ships, from left to right, Marengo, Lance and Marceau. A print from a supplement to the Le Petit Journal, 29th August 1891

St Ursula Shrine, Arrival in Basle, 1489. Artist: Hans Memling
St Ursula Shrine, Arrival in Basle, 1489. St Ursula Shrine, Memling Museum, Sint-Janshospitaal, Bruges

The Sailor Boys Return, late 18th-early 19th century (1912). Artist: William Redmore Bigg
The Sailor Boys Return, late 18th-early 19th century (1912). A print from The Connoisseur, (London, 1912)

The doctor makes his visits, c1900. French advertising for Liebig Extract of Meat. Private Collection

The Hospitalite of Abraham, c1820-1857. Artist: Achille Deveria
The Hospitalite of Abraham, c1820-1857

The Blessed Humility and Eleven Stories from Her Life, (detail), c1306-1348 Artist: Pietro Lorenzetti
The Blessed Humility and Eleven Stories from Her Life, (detail), c1306-1348. Found in the collection of the Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Italy

The Return of the Pilgrimage, 1881. Published in L Egypt by Gaston Maspero, 1881

Pagan priests welcome Sisinnius at the gates of Paris, 1317. Manuscript illustration from a work on the life of St Denis (died c258 AD), written by Yves, a monk at the Abbey of St Denis

Jesus enters Jerlusalem, c1630. Artist: Nicolas Poussin
Jesus enters Jerlusalem, c 1630

The Assumption of the Virgin, c1475-1476. Artist: Francesco Botticini
The Assumption of the Virgin, c1475-1476. In the foreground the Apostles group around the Virgins tomb full of Madonna lilies

The return of Napoleon from the Isle of Elba, 26 February 1815, (c1835) Artist: Francois Georgin
The return of Napoleon from the Isle of Elba, 26 February 1815, (c1835). Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) was exiled by the Allied governments to Elba following his abdication at Fontainebleau

Deliverance of souls from Purgatory, 19th century. An angel is raising a released soul into the presence of the Virgin Mary and the Trinity of God the Father

The Queen of Sheba before Solomon, 1601. Artist: Hans Vredeman de Vries
The Queen of Sheba before Solomon, 1601. Vredeman de Vries, Hans (Jan) (1526-1606). Found in the collection of the State A. Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

William Bligh, British naval officer received by the Governor of Timor, 14 June 1789 (1802)
William Bligh, British naval officer received hospitably by the Governor of Timor, 14 June 1789 (1802). Bligh (1754-1817)

Henry IV of France entering Paris, 22 March 1594 (19th century). Detail. Henry (1553-1610) became King of Navarre in 1572 and ascended the French throne in 1594

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

Entry of the French into Milan, 8th June 1859, (1893). Artist: Henri Meyer
Entry of the French into Milan, 8th June 1859, (1893). A print from the Le Petit Journal, 13th June 1893

Charles I and Charles Quint in the Basilica of Saint Denis, Paris, 1893. A print from the Le Petit Journal, 16th September 1893

Evening, c1880. An agricultural labourer returning from work to his family and his evening meal eagerly greeted by four children. The cottage door opens directly into the living room

Abdullah Received in the Tent of Ibrahim Pasha, 1818, (c1847). Artist: Jean Adolphe Beauce
Abdullah Received in the Tent of Ibrahim Pasha, 1818, (c1847). A print from 19th Century Egypt, published 1847

Scene from David Copperfield by Charles Dickens, 1849-1850. Artist: Hablot Knight Browne
Scene from David Copperfield by Charles Dickens, 1849-1850. The orphaned David Copperfield, having run away from his poverty-ridden London existence

Entry of St Bernard into the City, c1630-1679

It is Finished : Christs last words from the Cross, c1890. Artist: James Tissot
It is Finished : Christs last words from the Cross, c1890. As Christ speaks his last words, at the foot of the cross the three Marys and James strain anxiously towards him while, above

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

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