Diplomacy Collection (page 4)

La Prééminence de la France reconnue par l'Espagne 1662 (The Preeminance... [pl. 17], pub.1752)
La Preeminence de la France reconnue par l'Espagne 1662 (The Preeminance of France Recognized by Spain 1662) [pl. 17], published 1752

A Legation before a King, near Him Two Women Standing, 1514/1516. Creator: Leonhard Beck
A Legation before a King, near Him Two Women Standing, 1514/1516

Grand Ball given by the French Ambassador at Constantinople, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Grand Ball given by the French Ambassador at Constantinople, 1854. From "Cassells Illustrated Family Paper; London Weekly 31/12/1853 - 30/12/1854"

'The Governor of Lagos, and the Envoys of the King of Dahomey, 1891. Creator: Unknown
'The Governor of Lagos, and the Envoys of the King of Dahomey, 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891

'The Marquess of Dufferin and Ava, 1891. Creator: Unknown
'The Marquess of Dufferin and Ava, 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891

A Diplomatic (Chinese) Design Presented to U.S. 1881. Creator: Thomas Nast
A Diplomatic (Chinese) Design Presented to U.S. 1881

The distribution of flags, July 14, 1880. Creator: Unknown
The distribution of flags, July 14, 1880

"The Diplomatic Corps 1867". Creator: Fritz von Dardel. "The Diplomatic Corps 1867"
"The Diplomatic Corps 1867"

Three men, probably journalists, full-length portrait, facing front, 1905. Creator: Unknown
Three men, probably journalists, full-length portrait, facing front, 1905

Three Japanese men, possibly journalists, seated on the steps of a gazebo, 1905. Creator: Unknown
Three Japanese men, possibly journalists, seated on the steps of a gazebo, 1905

Japanese envoys Kogoro Takhira (seated, left), Jutaro¯ Komura (seated, right) with two staff...1905 Creator: Unknown
Japanese envoys Kogoro Takhira (seated, left), Jutaro¯ Komura (seated, right) with two staff members and H.W. Dennison, the American advisor to the Japanese delegation

Serge Witte in his room at the Wentworth Hotel, Portsmouth, 1905. Creator: Unknown
Serge Witte in his room at the Wentworth Hotel, Portsmouth, 1905. Sergei Witte, Russian envoy to the Portsmouth Peace Conference, three-quarter length portrait, seated at a table, facing front

Russian peace commission arrives at Portsmouth, 1905. Creator: Unknown
Russian peace commission arrives at Portsmouth, 1905. Russian diplomats and American naval officers by the Armory, Portsmouth Navy Yard, during the Portsmouth Peace Conference

Views of the peace conference in session, 1905. Creator: Unknown
Views of the peace conference in session, 1905. Russian and Japanese diplomats seated at the negotiating table during the Portsmouth Peace Conference

Japanese, Russian, French, German, American and English newspaper correspondents at Portsmouth, 1905 Creator: Unknown
Japanese, Russian, French, German, American and English newspaper correspondents at Portsmouth, 1905. Reporters on steps of building during the Portsmouth Peace Conference

Embarking on the "Mayflower", 1905. Creator: Unknown. Embarking on the "Mayflower", 1905
Embarking on the "Mayflower", 1905. Military officers leaving a launch and ascending steps to presidential yacht during the Portsmouth Peace Conference

Komura and Takahira, with newspapermen, 1905. Creator: Unknown
Komura and Takahira, with newspapermen, 1905

Portraits of envoys at the Portsmouth Peace Conference, Baron Komura and Kogoro... c1905. Creator: Edmund Noble
Portraits of envoys at the Portsmouth Peace Conference, Baron Komura and Kogoro Takahira (left), M. Witte and Baron Rosen (right), and President Theodore Roosevelt (center)

Postcard celebrating the signing of the Portsmouth Peace Treaty, c1905. Creator: Edmund Noble
Postcard celebrating the signing of the Portsmouth Peace Treaty, c1905. Portraits of President Theodore Roosevelt, Czar Nicholas II, the Mikado, Count Sergei Witt, Baron de Rosen

Russians & newspaper men - Sergei Witte, Baron Rosen with their suite and newspaper men, 1905
Russians & newspaper men - Sergei Witte, Roman Romanovich Rosen with their suite and newspaper men, 1905

Russian & Japanese delegates and members of the press, 1905. Creator: Perry Enoch Conner
Russian & Japanese delegates and members of the press, 1905

"The English legacy". The English Diplomatic Corps. (c1850s) Creator: Fritz von Dardel
"The English legacy". The English Diplomatic Corps. (c1850s)

Supervisor of the Bukhtarma Fishing Unit Greeting the Chinese Amban, 18th century. Creator: Nikolay Nikolaevich Karazin
Supervisor of the Bukhtarma Fishing Unit Greeting the Chinese Amban, 18th century. One of 21 watercolors (out of an original 27)

Nikola i Karlovich Girs, half-length portrait, facing front, between 1880 and 1886. Creator: Unknown
Nikola i Karlovich Girs, half-length portrait, facing front, between 1880 and 1886

Cat-Britain-Us-Politics-Diplomacy
Larry the 10 Downing Street cat sits underneath The Beast, the armoured Cadillac of US President Donald Trump, in Downing Street in London on June 4, 2019

Meeting between Tsar Nicholas II and Kaiser Wilhelm II, Wiesbaden, Germany, 1903. A portrait of Sultan Abdul Hamid II of Turkey is on the wall

And How Are We Feeling Today? English cartoon, 1945, by Sir Bernard Partridge depicting the doctors Churchill
CARTOON: BIG THREE, 1945. And How Are We Feeling Today? English cartoon, 1945, by Sir Bernard Partridge depicting the doctors Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin

The Rival Buses. English cartoon by Ernest Howard Shepard from Punch, 1947, caricaturing U. S
COLD WAR: BALKANS, 1947. The Rival Buses. English cartoon by Ernest Howard Shepard from Punch, 1947, caricaturing U.S. President Harry Truman (left)

Freiherr von Wangenheim - portrait
3786905 Freiherr von Wangenheim - portrait; (add.info.: Freiherr von Wangenheim - portrait of German ambassador in Constantinople, Turkey. Deid 25 October 1914. (Present day Istanbul)

Prince Fushimi Sadanarus visit to Britain
3785265 Prince Fushimi Sadanarus visit to Britain; (add.info.: Prince Fushimi Sadanarus visit to Britain - at the Guildhall, London, May 1907. From drawing by Arthur Garratt of the period)

Napoleon receiving the senat deputies at the Royal Palace in Berlin, 1808 (Oil on Canvas)
7423005 Napoleon receiving the senat deputies at the Royal Palace in Berlin, 1808 (Oil on Canvas) by Berthon, Rene Theodore (1776-1859); Musee et Domaine National de Versailles et de Trianon

Napoleon receives the Queen of Prussia in Tilsitt, 1808 (Oil on Canvas)
7423004 Napoleon receives the Queen of Prussia in Tilsitt, 1808 (Oil on Canvas) by Berthon, Rene Theodore (1776-1859); Musee et Domaine National de Versailles et de Trianon, Versailles

Owene-Siang, chinese statesman in foreign affairs. 1873 (engraving)
7259232 Owene-Siang, chinese statesman in foreign affairs. 1873 (engraving) by Ronjat, Etienne Antoine Eugene (b.1822); Private Collection; (add.info.: Owene-Siang)

Spanish Conquest of Mexico:meeting between Hernan Cortes and Montezuma II in 1519, 19th century (engraving)
ELD4900787 Spanish Conquest of Mexico:meeting between Hernan Cortes and Montezuma II in 1519, 19th century (engraving) by Unknown Artist

Giulio Raimondo Mazzarino, french cardinal and diplomat from italian origin.1865 (engraving)
6947905 Giulio Raimondo Mazzarino, french cardinal and diplomat from italian origin.1865 (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Cairo Conference, 1921 (b/w photo)
829803 The Cairo Conference, 1921 (b/w photo); Private Collection; (add.info.: The 1921 Cairo Conference was convened in order to establish a unified British policy for the Middle East)

(from left) Eduard Willy Kurt Herbert von Dirksen (1882-1955) - German diplomat and Ambassador to the Soviet Union, standing behind Georgy Vasilyevich Chicherin (1872-1936)

Boer War, group photo, first attempt at peace
Boer War, group photo, first attempt (unsuccessful) to arrive at peace, at Middelburg in March 1901. Back row (left to right): Colonel Henderson, Van Velden, Major Watson, H Fraser, Colonel Hamilton

The Field of the Cloth of Gold - Henry VIII and Francis I
The Meeting of King Henry VIII of England and King Francis I of Francis at the Field of the Cloth of Gold or Camp du Drap d Or, the name given to a place in Balinghem, between Guines and Ardres

Mompunga, a Lushai chief, and Mr. Murray, political agent, taking the oath of friendship, which appears to involve spearing an unsuspecting cow. Date: 1890

Petro Dorofeyevych Doroshenko, Hetman of Right-bank Ukraine (engraving)
3244543 Petro Dorofeyevych Doroshenko, Hetman of Right-bank Ukraine (engraving) by Russian School, (17th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Petro Dorofeyevych Doroshenko (Ukrainian)

Ratification of the Truce of Andrusovo, 1667 (litho)
3244542 Ratification of the Truce of Andrusovo, 1667 (litho) by Russian School, (17th century); Russian State Archives of Ancient Documents (RGADA); (add.info.: The Truce of Andrusovo (Polish)

Silence, a la fin, les mauvais polissons
Vintage french satirical cartoon. Silence, a la fin, les mauvais polissons ! Laissez-moi travailler et ne faites pas de moi tous les voisins ! silence at the end, evil pranks

Letter from Benjamin Franklin to David Hartley MP, 14th April 1782. Artist: Benjamin Franklin
Letter from Benjamin Franklin to David Hartley MP, 14th April 1782. Letter written from Passy when Franklin was Minister from the United States to France suggesting that

Cabinet Room, White House, Aug. 12, 1898. Secy. of State William R. Day signing, c1898. Signing of the peace protocol of the Spanish-American War - left to right: Benjamin Montgomery, Jules Cambon

2nd Philippine Commission, 1900. Creator: Unknown
2nd Philippine Commission, 1900. William H. Taft seated in center; Dean C. Worcester at far left

First Philippine Commission: Jacob G. Schurman, Admiral Dewey, Charels Denby and Dean... 1899. Creator: Unknown
First Philippine Commission: Jacob G. Schurman, Admiral Dewey, Charels Denby, and Dean C. Worcester (Gen. Elwell S. Otis not present), 1899

Conferences between Luis Mendez de Haro and Cardinal Mazarin
Modern Age. Conferences on Pheasant Island that took place between August and November 1659. The Spanish nobleman Luis Mendez de Haro and Jules Raymond Mazarin, known as Cardinal Mazarin

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"Diplomacy: A Tapestry of History and Negotiation" Diplomacy, the art of negotiation and compromise, has shaped the course of history. From Lord Dufferin, the 8th Viceroy of India, fostering peace in a land teeming with diversity to Tsar Nicholas II and Kaiser Wilhelm II engaging in diplomatic talks amidst rising tensions, it has been instrumental in preventing conflicts. Even explorers like Fridtjof Nansen recognized its significance as they ventured into uncharted territories. The Congress of Vienna (1814-1815) stands as an engraving etched with diplomats from across Europe redrawing boundaries after years of war. It symbolizes how they are restore stability even in times of chaos. In the Revolutionary War, Americans skillfully gained French alliance through diplomatic channels, proving that words can be mightier than swords. However, diplomacy is not always serious; it can also take on a humorous tone as seen in the "ANTI-RUSSIAN MAP" - a satirical Diplomatic Atlas poking fun at European politics. The Russo-Japanese treaty signed at Portsmouth NH (1905) showcased how diplomacy could end wars and bring about peaceful resolutions. Similarly, King Charles II granting a charter to Connecticut colonists exemplifies how diplomatic agreements laid foundations for new nations. One cannot forget iconic moments like Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Joseph Stalin meeting at the Yalta Conference during World War II. This photograph captures leaders standing side by side discussing post-war plans – demonstrating that diplomacy plays an essential role not only during conflicts but also in shaping future relationships between nations. Throughout history's tapestry woven with threads of negotiations and compromises lies one constant: diplomacy's power to bridge divides and forge alliances for a better world.