Negotiations Collection

David Lloyd George leaving Downing Street
Lloyd George pictured leaving Downing Street after his resignation with his wife and daughter Megan. His resignation announcement featured in the Court circular of 19th October

Embassy at Tehran
Reception of the Embassy, near Tehran : following preliminary negotiations depicted here, a British mission (and subsequently an embassy) was set up in Tehran

Anastasia Bitsenko going to Brest-Litovsk peace meeting
Anastasia Bitsenko (also spelt Biecenko and Bizenko) in a motor car on the way to the peace negotiations which led to the signing of the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk on 3rd March 1918 between the Central

King Charles II granting a charter to Connecticut colonists
Colonists discussing the Connecticut charter wih King Charles II. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Treaty of Breda, 1667 (print & pen and ink on paper) (see also 496176)
496177 Treaty of Breda, 1667 (print & pen and ink on paper) (see also 496176) by Dutch School, (17th century); 44.8x26.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Treaty of Breda, 1667 (print & pen and ink on paper) (see also 496177)
496176 Treaty of Breda, 1667 (print & pen and ink on paper) (see also 496177) by English School, (17th century); 44.8x24.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Sitting on Volcano
The Allied leaders are so busy looking elsewhere for danger, they don t realise that they are sitting on a volcano (reference to the Versailles peace negotiations)

Cartoon against Thomas Jefferson's (Prairie Dog) secret negotiations for US purchase West Florida from Spain
528387 Cartoon against Thomas Jefferson's (Prairie Dog) secret negotiations for US purchase West Florida from Spain. Napoleon as a hornet stings Jefferson to reveal the purchase price

The Statesman who ended the Crimean War
3521731 The Statesman who ended the Crimean War; (add.info.: The Statesman who ended the Crimean War at the Congress of Paris. Dated 19th Century); Universal History Archive/UIG.

'The Sikkim Negotiations--The Chinese Special Mission to India, 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Sikkim Negotiations--The Chinese Special Mission to India, 1890. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 41. January to June, 1890

'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 Fighting Near Gilgit on the Northwestern Frontier of India, 1891. Creator: Unknown
'The Fighting Near Gilgit on the Northwestern Frontier of India - Colonel Durand and the Rajah Akbar Khan, holding a consultation in the orchard at Gakuch, May 7, 1891, 1891

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

An allegory about the peace negotiations at end of WW1
A rather biased allegorical illustration by Fortunino Matania showing Justice, with her foot on the prostrate giant of Germany, holding her sword in one hand and scales in another

James Callaghan, Labour politician
James "Jim" Callaghan (Leonard James Callaghan, Baron Callaghan of Cardiff, 1912-2005), Labour politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer 1964-1967, Home Secretary 1967-1970

An Interview With Boer Leaders And British Representatives To Discuss Peace After Three Years Of War (Colour Litho)
2798545 An Interview With Boer Leaders And British Representatives To Discuss Peace After Three Years Of War (Colour Litho) by Beltrame

A Morning Ride in Athens (engraving)
1047097 A Morning Ride in Athens (engraving) by Marie, Adrien Emmanuel (1848-91) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Morning Ride in Athens)

Robert Borden, Canadian politician and Prime Minister (b / w photo)
6015429 Robert Borden, Canadian politician and Prime Minister (b/w photo) by Elliott & Fry Photography Studio (1863-early 20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Robert Borden (1854-1937)

Lloyd George is prevented from attending the Washington Conference by the Irish Question, December, 1921 (litho)
KDC400246 Lloyd George is prevented from attending the Washington Conference by the Irish Question, December, 1921 (litho) by Partridge

President Poincare gives his opening address to the Peace Conference at the Quai d Orsay, 1919 (b / w photo)
3740447 President Poincare gives his opening address to the Peace Conference at the Quai d Orsay, 1919 (b/w photo) by Bain

Negotiations after the Sino-Japanese War, March 1895. Creator: Keisai
Negotiations after the Sino-Japanese War, March 1895

King Louis XI of France negotiating with Flemish rebels, 1480 (engraving)
3646325 King Louis XI of France negotiating with Flemish rebels, 1480 (engraving) by Burgkmair, Hans (c.1473-1531) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Roman general Stilicho negotiating with the Goths, c400 (engraving)
3647147 The Roman general Stilicho negotiating with the Goths, c400 (engraving) by Leutemann, Heinrich (1824-1905); Private Collection; (add.info)

Interview on the Thames between King Richard II and the Insurgents (coloured engraving)
3642507 Interview on the Thames between King Richard II and the Insurgents (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

A meeting between Tyrian founders of Carthage and Libyan chiefs
3614260 A meeting between Tyrian founders of Carthage and Libyan chiefs, from Hutchinsons History of the Nations, pub.1915 by English School

The hermit Niklaus von Flue and the Treaty of Stans, 1481 (colour litho)
3621070 The hermit Niklaus von Flue and the Treaty of Stans, 1481 (colour litho) by Courvoisier, Jules (1884 - 1936); Private Collection; (add.info)

Sir James Brooke negotiating a treaty with the Sultan of Brunei for establishing a British colony on Borneo
6015055 Sir James Brooke negotiating a treaty with the Sultan of Brunei for establishing a British colony on Borneo, 1842 (litho) by Woodville

General Lamoriciere negotiating with armed workers defending their barricade outside the Saint Martin barracks, Paris
5208131 General Lamoriciere negotiating with armed workers defending their barricade outside the Saint Martin barracks, Paris, 23 June 1848 (engraving) by French School

An early English embassy to India, 1599, illustration from Hutchinson
STC373636 An early English embassy to India, 1599, illustration from Hutchinsons Story of the British Nation, c.1923 (litho) by Woodville

The Capture and Release of Colonel Synge (engraving)
1045342 The Capture and Release of Colonel Synge (engraving) by Wyllie, William Lionel (1851-1931) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Capture and Release of Colonel Synge)

International Law - The Better Way... 1874 (wood engraving)
1078631 International Law - The Better Way... 1874 (wood engraving) by Nast, Thomas (1840-1902); Collection of the New-York Historical Society, USA; (add.info.: Published in Harpers Weekly)

Hostilities with Arabs on the Coast of British East Africa (litho)
1100149 Hostilities with Arabs on the Coast of British East Africa (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Margaret of France visiting her brother, illustration from Francois Ier
STC441435 Margaret of France visiting her brother, illustration from Francois Ier: Le Roi Chevalier, by George G. Toudouze, pub

Julian and Frankish Chiefs, c. 1880 (engraving)
DGC437465 Julian and Frankish Chiefs, c.1880 (engraving) by Leutemann, Heinrich (1824-1905); Private Collection; (add.info.: Julian the Apostate (331-363) Roman Emperor (361-363); from 355-360

A historic act, the Italian-English agreement (colour litho)
2783791 A historic act, the Italian-English agreement (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: An historic act, the Italian-English agreement)

Le Jeu de Bague Nuptiale. L Allemande... et d une !... l Anglaise
2966870 Le Jeu de Bague Nuptiale. L Allemande... et d une !... l Anglaise... et de deux !... partie perdue pour vous, monseigneur, pub

The Afghan War: negotiating peace with Yakoob Khan (Mohammad Yaqub Khan) at Hashim Kheyl in Afghanistan. Date: 1879

The English Ambassador in India in 1615 (litho)
PNP314301 The English Ambassador in India in 1615 (litho) by Woodville, Richard Caton II (1856-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Rosslyn Wemyss, 1st Baron Wester Wemyss, British admiral and naval representative at the Versailles Peace Conference
6015386 Rosslyn Wemyss, 1st Baron Wester Wemyss, British admiral and naval representative at the Versailles Peace Conference, 1919 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Akbar the Great receives Queen Elizabeths Ambassador in 1599 (litho)
PNP350909 Akbar the Great receives Queen Elizabeths Ambassador in 1599 (litho) by Woodville, Richard Caton (1825-55) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Charles and the Scottish Commissioners, illustration from Cassell
STC385334 Charles and the Scottish Commissioners, illustration from Cassells Illustrated History of England (engraving) (sepia photo) by English School

Pope Pius IX and a representative of the Risorgimento (oil on canvas)
703015 Pope Pius IX and a representative of the Risorgimento (oil on canvas) by Galli, Luigi (1820-1906); Galleria Nazionale d Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Rome, Lazio

Reception of Charles V in Amboise, illustration from Francois Ier: Le Roi Chevalier
STC441444 Reception of Charles V in Amboise, illustration from Francois Ier: Le Roi Chevalier, by George G. Toudouze, pub

European peace congress held at Nuremberg in 1650 after the Thirty Years Wa (engraving)
3646929 European peace congress held at Nuremberg in 1650 after the Thirty Years Wa (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Paul d Estournelles de Constant, French delegate to the Hague Peace Conference of 1899 (litho)
2819046 Paul d Estournelles de Constant, French delegate to the Hague Peace Conference of 1899 (litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

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"Negotiations: A Journey Through History's Diplomatic Dance" From the iconic image of David Lloyd George leaving Downing Street to the grandeur of the Embassy at Tehran, they have shaped our world. The Treaty of Breda, 1667, captured in print and pen and ink on paper, stands as a testament to the power of diplomacy. Anastasia Bitsenko's courageous journey to the Brest-Litovsk peace meeting reminds us that negotiations often require immense bravery. Meanwhile, King Charles II granting a charter to Connecticut colonists demonstrates how negotiation can lay the foundation for prosperous futures. In times of uncertainty, negotiators find themselves sitting on a volcano - balancing delicate interests while striving for harmony. Conferences between Luis Mendez de Haro and Cardinal Mazarin exemplify this intricate dance where every step holds consequences. An allegory about peace negotiations at the end of World War I serves as a poignant reminder that even amidst chaos, hope can be found through dialogue. James Callaghan's presence as a Labour politician highlights negotiation's role in shaping political landscapes. The Peace Conference and the treaty of Versailles in 1919 marked an era-defining moment when nations sought reconciliation after devastating conflict. Similarly, during the First Balkan War from 1912-1913, negotiators crafted the Treaty of London with hopes for stability in mind. Throughout history, they have been both catalysts for change and bridges between adversaries. They embody humanity's capacity to seek common ground despite differences. As we reflect upon these moments etched into our collective memory, let us remember that behind every negotiation lies untold stories filled with determination and compromise - stories that continue shaping our world today.