Foreign Affairs Collection

Russo-Japanese treaty at Portsmouth NH, 1905
President Theodore Roosevelt presiding over the Treaty of Portsmouth ending the Russo-Japanese War, 1905. Hand-colored halftone illustration

Henry White (colour litho)
613686 Henry White (colour litho) by Ward, Leslie Matthew (Spy) (1851-1922); Private Collection; (add.info.: Henry White, A diplomatic cousin, 16 March 1899)

Napoleon III welcomes Queen Victoria in Cherbourg, France, 5 August 1858, 1859 (oil on canvas)
MMM5459041 Napoleon III welcomes Queen Victoria in Cherbourg, France, 5 August 1858, 1859 (oil on canvas) by Noel, Jules Achille (1815-81); (add.info)

Emissaries of Suleiman the Magnificent arriving in Frankfurt, 1562 (engraving)
8663942 Emissaries of Suleiman the Magnificent arriving in Frankfurt, 1562 (engraving) by Amman, Jost (1539-91) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Johann Rudolf Wettstein, Swiss diplomat and Mayor of Basel (engraving)
8673133 Johann Rudolf Wettstein, Swiss diplomat and Mayor of Basel (engraving) by Swiss School, (19th Century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Johann Rudolf Wettstein (1594-1666)

Edward Everett, American politician and diplomat (engraving)
8676940 Edward Everett, American politician and diplomat (engraving) by Pound, Daniel John. (fl.1860); Private Collection; (add.info.: Edward Everett (1794-1865), American politician and diplomat

Royal patent awarded to Louis Roederer House by the Russian Court. 1908
XEE4117434 Royal patent awarded to Louis Roederer House by the Russian Court. 1908.; Private Collection; Stefano Bianchetti.

The signing of the Versailles Peace Treaty, 1919 (photo)
2602166 The signing of the Versailles Peace Treaty, 1919 (photo); (add.info.: The signing of the Versailles Peace Treaty at the Hall of Mirrors 28th June 1919.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

pope Benedict XII receiving letter sent by the Great Kaan,15th century (illumination)
1753554 pope Benedict XII receiving letter sent by the Great Kaan,15th century (illumination); (add.info.: pope Benedict XII receiving letter sent by the Great Kaan of Katey in 1338)

Matthew C. Perry
3733688 Matthew C. Perry.; (add.info.: Portrait of Matthew C. Perry by a Japanese artist. Matthew Calbraith Perry (1794-1858)

Philippe de Commines
5308256 Philippe de Commines.; (add.info.: Portrait of Philippe de Commines (1447-1511) a writer and diplomat in the courts of Burgundy and France. Dated 16th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Francois-Rene de Chateaubriand
5308243 Francois-Rene de Chateaubriand.; (add.info.: Portrait of Francois-Rene de Chateaubriand (1768-1848) a French writer, politician, diplomat

Fighting at the Turkish border - Cover of "The Eye of the Police", 1912 (engraving)
ICA4950228 Fighting at the Turkish border - Cover of "The Eye of the Police", 1912 (engraving); Private Collection; Photo © Caricadoc.

German delegation to the Versailles Peace conference
2602167 German delegation to the Versailles Peace conference; (add.info.: German delegation to the Versailles Peace conference at the Trianon Palace 1919.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

A French almanac celebrating the visit to Paris of Tsar Nicholas II and Empress Alexander of Russia, 1897
3480756 A French almanac celebrating the visit to Paris of Tsar Nicholas II and Empress Alexander of Russia, 1897; (add.info)

William Penn, c.1820 (engraving)
8698407 William Penn, c.1820 (engraving) by Italian School, (19th century); (add.info.: History. USA. The quaker William Penn with native americans, Pennsylvania)

Caricature of Tsar Alexander 1st of Russia in his Privy Council: solicited by the Queen of Prussia for defeat
1753681 Caricature of Tsar Alexander 1st of Russia in his Privy Council: solicited by the Queen of Prussia for defeat, collezione Colored etching BNF engraving; Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Washington Irving, American author, historian and diplomat (engraving)
8677077 Washington Irving, American author, historian and diplomat (engraving) by Leslie, Charles Robert (1794-1859) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Washington Irving (1783-1859)

Alexandre Colonna-Walewski, French diplomat and politician (engraving)
8676916 Alexandre Colonna-Walewski, French diplomat and politician (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Alexandre Colonna-Walewski (1810-1868)

History's Great Reversal, 1919 vs 1871 (litho)
8636023 History's Great Reversal, 1919 vs 1871 (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: History's Great Reversal, 1919 vs 1871)

Exchange of territory between France and the Swiss canton of Vaud, 1862 (engraving)
8673031 Exchange of territory between France and the Swiss canton of Vaud, 1862 (engraving) by Swiss School, (19th Century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Peace negotiations to end the Russo-Japanese War, 1905 (b/w photo)
8655555 Peace negotiations to end the Russo-Japanese War, 1905 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

First meeting in London of the Council of the League of Nations, 1920 (b/w photo)
8626583 First meeting in London of the Council of the League of Nations, 1920 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Congress of Berlin, 1878 (litho)
8664031 Congress of Berlin, 1878 (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Congress of Berlin, 1878)

The meeting between Hernan (or Hernando) Cortes or Fernand Cortez (1485-1547) and Montezuma (or Moctezuma)
XEE5027231 The meeting between Hernan (or Hernando) Cortes or Fernand Cortez (1485-1547) and Montezuma (or Moctezuma: 1466 - 1520)

King Albert I and General Ferdinand Foch, 1914-15 (b/w photo)
XEE4168913 King Albert I and General Ferdinand Foch, 1914-15 (b/w photo); Private Collection; (add.info.: First World War (1914-1918): King Albert I (1875-1934) visited General Ferdinand Foch

Matthew C. Perry's paddle steamer
3733687 Matthew C. Perry's paddle steamer.; (add.info.: Painting depicting Matthew C. Perry's paddle steamer used during his expedition to Japan)

King George V of England and King Albert I of Belgium, 1918 (b/w photo)
1581456 King George V of England and King Albert I of Belgium, 1918 (b/w photo); (add.info.: Photograph of King George V (1865-1935) and King Albert I of Belgium (1875-1934)

Austrian, Franch and Sardinian delegates at the Zurich Conference (engraving)
8677005 Austrian, Franch and Sardinian delegates at the Zurich Conference (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Austrian)

Count Joseph Alexander Hubner, Austrian Ambassador to France (engraving)
8676569 Count Joseph Alexander Hubner, Austrian Ambassador to France (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Count Joseph Alexander Hubner (1811-1892)

Japanese envoys at Portsmouth, New Hampshire for negotiations to end the Russo-Japanese War, 1905 (b/w photo)
8655557 Japanese envoys at Portsmouth, New Hampshire for negotiations to end the Russo-Japanese War, 1905 (b/w photo) by American Photographer

Field of The Cloth of Gold (engraving)
8639601 Field of The Cloth of Gold (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Field of The Cloth of Gold)

Japanese representatives at the peace talks to end the Russo-Japanese War, 1905 (b/w photo)
8655560 Japanese representatives at the peace talks to end the Russo-Japanese War, 1905 (b/w photo) by American Photographer

Handwritten letter from British Admiral Viscount Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) to Antonio Gutierrez
AIS5351179 Handwritten letter from British Admiral Viscount Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) to Antonio Gutierrez, Commander General of the Canary Islands in 1796 (engraving); Army Museum, Madrid

James Russell Lowell
3118496 James Russell Lowell; (add.info.: Photographic portrait of James Russell Lowell (1819-1891) an American Romantic poet, critic, editor, and diplomat

Advertising card celebrating the relationship between the French Republic and Russia, 1893 (chromolitho)
JLJ4683680 Advertising card celebrating the relationship between the French Republic and Russia, 1893 (chromolitho); Private Collection; (add.info)

Half-length portrait of the diplomat George Frederick Samuel Robinson Marquis of Ripon
3561421 Half-length portrait of the diplomat George Frederick Samuel Robinson Marquis of Ripon, Grand Master of the English Masonic Lodge; (add.info.: 1889 ca)

King Albert I of Beligium receiving the American General Pershing, 1918 (print)
XEE4169429 King Albert I of Beligium receiving the American General Pershing, 1918 (print); Private Collection; (add.info.: First World War)

Peace negotiations to end the Russo-Japanese War, 1905 (b/w photo)
8655559 Peace negotiations to end the Russo-Japanese War, 1905 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Peace negotiations to end the Russo-Japanese War)

Building where the Treaty of Portsmouth ending the Russo-Japanese War was signed, 1905 (b/w photo)
8655556 Building where the Treaty of Portsmouth ending the Russo-Japanese War was signed, 1905 (b/w photo) by American Photographer

Working on figures at Madame Tussaud's, London (b/w photo)
8635314 Working on figures at Madame Tussaud's, London (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Lord Elgin's expedition up the Yangtze River, China (engraving)
8676728 Lord Elgin's expedition up the Yangtze River, China (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lord Elgin's expedition up the Yangtze River)

Grand reception of the first British ambassador to China (engraving)
8676453 Grand reception of the first British ambassador to China (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Grand reception of Lord Macartney)

The first Japanese diplomatic mission to the U.S., with their hosts, at the Washington Navy Yard
7133985 The first Japanese diplomatic mission to the U.S., with their hosts, at the Washington Navy Yard. Washington, DC, 1860 (b/w photo); (add.info)

American war of independence: Treaty of Versailles (1783) (engraving)
CUL4862403 American war of independence: Treaty of Versailles (1783) (engraving); Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid, Spain; (add.info)

Emperor Maximilian I of Austria (1459-1519) welcomes the Russian delegation of Tsar Vasili IV Shuiski (1552-1612)
NWI4944576 Emperor Maximilian I of Austria (1459-1519) welcomes the Russian delegation of Tsar Vasili IV Shuiski (1552-1612) - Emperor Maximilian I greeting Russian delegation of Vasily

Charles Quint and Francis I, 1909 (illustration)
8698365 Charles Quint and Francis I, 1909 (illustration) by Robida, Albert (1848-1926); (add.info.: History. France. Charles V of Spain (Charles Quint, Holy Roman Empire) at the castle of Amboise

The close ties between Russia and France, 1896
3480825 The close ties between Russia and France, 1896; (add.info.: Illustration celebrating the close ties between Russia and France in 1896.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

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"Exploring the Tapestry of Foreign Affairs: From Historic Treaties to Diplomatic Encounters" In 1905, the Russo-Japanese treaty was signed at Portsmouth, NH, marking a significant milestone in international relations. This event showcased the power of diplomacy and peaceful resolutions amidst tensions between two major powers. Penny Wong's Bosnia meeting exemplifies the ongoing efforts to address global conflicts and promote stability. Such gatherings serve as platforms for dialogue and cooperation among nations striving for peace. Henry White's vibrant lithograph captures an era when diplomats played pivotal roles in shaping foreign policies. Their intricate negotiations laid the foundation for alliances that would shape world events. The portrait of Lorenzo de Medici reminds us of historical figures who skillfully navigated foreign affairs during times of political intrigue. These leaders understood the importance of fostering relationships with other states to strengthen their own positions. Sir Thomas Wyatt, an English ambassador and poet from 1812, demonstrates how individuals with diverse talents can contribute to diplomatic endeavors. His literary prowess may have served as a bridge between cultures during his diplomatic missions. Charles Wingfield's engraving from 1812 highlights another figure involved in foreign affairs. It serves as a reminder that diplomacy is not limited to high-ranking officials but also encompasses individuals working behind-the-scenes towards international cooperation. Wilhelm II's presence in Palestine in 1898 reflects Europe's colonial ambitions and its impact on global politics. Such encounters often shaped perceptions and influenced policies regarding territories far beyond national borders. A cartoon protesting Jefferson's trade embargo reveals how economic decisions can reverberate across nations' foreign relations. Trade restrictions have historically been used as tools by governments seeking leverage or expressing discontent with other countries' actions. King Edward VII attending the Opera of Paris in 1903 showcases cultural exchanges playing a role within foreign affairs. The arts provide opportunities for cross-cultural understanding, fostering connections beyond traditional diplomatic channels. Ignacy Jan Paderewski’s bronze portrait from 1891 symbolizes the role of cultural ambassadors in foreign affairs.