Diplomat Collection

Sir Richard Francis Burton (1821-1890)
Photograph of Sir Richard Francis Burton, the English explorer, linguist and diplomat

Eleanor Roosevelt
Portrait of Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962), American Humanitarian, United Nations diplomat and wife of Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Congress of Vienna (1814-1815). Engraving
Congress of Vienna. Conference of ambassadors of European states chaired by Austrian statesman Metternich (1814-1815). Colored Engraving

Lord Dufferin, 8th Viceroy of India
Frederick Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava (1826-1902), 8th Viceroy of India, 1884-1888

Lord Kitchener making a presentation to an Indian trooper
Field Marshal Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener, (1850 - 1916), a British Field Marshal, diplomat, and statesman, hands a colonial Indian cavalry soldier a medal

Thomas Wyatt / Holbein
sir THOMAS WYATT poet, statesman, courtier, diplomat

Sir Henry Neville
SIR HENRY NEVILLE diplomat, Elizabeths ambassador to France in 1599

Fridtjof Nansen, Norwegian explorer and scientist
Fridtjof Nansen (1861-1930), Norwegian explorer, scientist, diplomat and humanitarian

Frederick Dufferin
FREDERICK TEMPLE HAMILTON-TEMPLE BLACKWOOD 1st MARQUIS OF DUFFERIN & AVA British diplomat and administrator Date: 1826 - 1902

Sir Peter Young
SIR PETER YOUNG diplomat, and tutor to James I Date: 1544 - 1628

Edward VII in Dublin
Edward VII (1841-1910) at a viceregal garden party during a visit to Dublin in 1907

Baldassare Castiglione (1478-1529). Count of Casatico. Renai
Baldassare Castiglione (1478-1529). Count of Casatico, was an Italian courtier, diplomat, soldier and prominent Renaissance author. Portrait by Raphael (1483-1520). Louvre. Paris. France

Lord Kitchener reviewing Indian Troops - WWI
Field Marshal Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener, (1850 - 1916), a British Field Marshal, diplomat and statesman, reviewing Indian troops - World War one era

Man in the Iron Mask, playing the cello in prison
There are conflicting theories as to who this man was

Hans Holbein the Younger (1497-1543)
The Ambassadors, 1533. Portrays Jean de Dinteville and Georges de Selve, the ambassadors of Francis I of France. National Gallery. London. England

Richard von Kuhlmann signing Peace Treaty, Romania
Richard von Kuhlmann (1873-1948), German Foreign Secretary, signing a Peace Treaty (known as the Treaty of Bucharest) with Romania in the Cotroceni Palace, near Bucharest

Mark Sykes / Vfair 1912
SIR MARK SYKES 6th BARONET SYKES English diplomat and writer of travel books Date: 1879 - 1919

J R POINSETT 1779-1851
JOEL ROBERTS POINSETT American politician and diplomat, first U.S. Minister to Mexico (1825-29), bringing back the flower named for him

SARAH JAY
SARAH VAN BRUGH JAY wife of American diplomat John Jay

George Lord Digby
GEORGE lord DIGBY statesman and diplomat, in exile during the Commonwealth. a catholic and an astrologer. with his autograph

Sir William Waad
Sir WILLIAM WaD statesman, diplomat and scholar - with his autograph

John Adams, President
JOHN ADAMS Lawyer and diplomat, one of the drafters of the Declaration of Independence, Second President of the United States. Date: 1735 - 1826

Frederick Dufferin Vf 70
FREDERICK TEMPLE HAMILTON-TEMPLE BLACKWOOD 1st MARQUIS OF DUFFERIN & AVA British diplomat and administrator Date: 1826 - 1902

Gunnar Hagglof (1904-1994), Swedish diplomat and ambassador to London from 1948 to 1967. Date: 1950s

Andrei Gromyko (1909-1989), Soviet Belarusian Communist politician and diplomat. Ambassador to the United Kingdom 1952 to 1953. Date: C.1952

Count Eduard Reventlow, Danish ambassador to the United Kingdom from 1938 until 1953. Date: 1950s

Jerzy Michalowski (1909-1993), Polish ambassador to the United Kingdom. Date: 1950s

Domingo Derisi, Argentinian lawyer and diplomat, and Argentine ambassador to the United Kingdom in the 1950s. Date: 1950s

His Excellency U Ka Si, Burmese ambassador to the United Kingdom from 1951 to 1955. Date: C.1951

Roberto Mendoza y de la Torre (1905 - 1996), Cuban ambassador to the United Kingdom in the 1950s. Date: 1950s

Turkish Ambassador and family
Moustapha Reshid Pasha, Turkish Ambassador in London, pictured with his family. Date: 1922

Carlo Andrea Pozzo di Borgo (1764-1842). French politician. In 1804 he joined the Russian diplomatic service. Portrait. Engraving. History of the French Revolution. Volume I, 1876

Jean Debry (Jean-Antoine-Joseph de Bry (1760-1834)
Jean Debry (Jean-Antoine-Joseph de Bry) (1760-1834). French politician during the French Revolution. President of the National Convention (21 March to 4 April 1793). Portrait. Drawing by Lienard

Russo-Turkish War (1877-1878). Constantinople. Visit of the Grand Duke Nicholas (1831-1891) to the Sultan. Ahmed Vefyk Pasha (1823-1891) and Raouf Pasha receiving him at Dolma Bagtche Palace

Russo-Turkish War (1877-1878). The signing of
Treaty of San Stefano (3 March 1878). Agreement imposed by the Russian Empire on the Ottoman Empire after its victory in the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878

Marko Balabanov (1837-1921). Bulgarian journalist, man of law, politician and diplomat. Deputy Governor of Tirnova

Henry Abbott (1834-1876). British merchant. German consul in the Ottoman city of Thessaloniki in 1876. Portrait. Engraving. La Guerra de Oriente (The Russo-Turkish War). Volume I. 1877

Sir Bulstrode Whitelocke, English lawyer, diplomat, 1605-1675
Sir Bulstrode Whitelocke, English lawyer, diplomat, writer, parliamentarian and Lord Keeper of the Great Seal of England, 1605-1675. In collar and cloak, with coat of arms and wreath

Richard Graham, Viscount Preston, Jacobite, 1648-1695
Richard Graham, 1st Viscount Preston, English diplomat and Jacobite conspirator, 1648-1695. In cloak, broad collar, doublet and pinky ring

William Caxton, English printer, with his printer's mark
Oval portrait of William Caxton, English printer, c. 1422 - c. 1491. with his printer's mark. English merchant, diplomat, and writer

Sir Peter Paul Rubens, Flemish artist, 1577-1640
Sir Peter Paul Rubens, Flemish artist and diplomat from the Duchy of Brabant, 1577-1640. The most influential artist of the Flemish Baroque tradition. Petrus Paulus Rubbens

Sir Neil Loring in robe decorated with garters
Sir Neil Loring (Nigel Lorringe), medieval English soldier and diplomat and a founding member of the Order of the Garter, c. 1320-1386

Interior of the Chapelle Notre-Dame-des-Ardilliers, Saumur
Section of the interior of the Chapelle Notre-Dame-des-Ardilliers, Saumur, built for the Oratorians, Cardinal Richelieu and later diplomat Abel Servien, marquis de Sable

Sir Peter Paul Rubens, Flemish artist and diplomat, 1577-1640
Sir Peter Paul Rubens, Flemish artist and diplomat from the Duchy of Brabant in the Southern Netherlands, 1577-1640. Pietro Paolo Rubens, Pittore

Cardinal Jules Mazarin, 1602-1661, Italian cardinal, diplomat, and politician who served as the chief minister to the kings of France. In crimson cap and robe, with books and quill pen on table

Anne, Duke of Montmorency, 1493-1567
Anne, Duke of Montmorency, Honorary Knight of the Garter, 1493-1567, French soldier, statesman and diplomat. Marshal of France and Constable of France

Patrick Ruthven, 1st Earl of Forth, Scottish nobleman
Patrick Ruthven, 1st Earl of Forth and 1st Earl of Brentford, 1573-1651, Scottish nobleman, general, diplomat and alcoholic. General Ruthven, Earl of Brentford

Charles Wingfield of Kimbolton Castle (1513-1540). Son of Sir Richard Wingfield, courtier and diplomat. Charles Winhfield Knight. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving by H

Portrait of Matthew Prior, 1664-1721, English poet and diplomat. Copperplate engraving by Charles Grignion after a drawing by John Roberts of a bust by Antoine Coysevox in Westminster Abbey

Grand Vizier to Sultan Selim III, Ottoman Empire. He wears a tall hat, long cloak in black and white

Reis Effendi, head clerk to the Ottoman Empire
Reis Effendi, Reis ul-Kuttab, head clerk, Foreign Minister, Secretary of State to the Ottoman Empire. In giant turban, pelisse coat trimmed with fur, yellow boots

Costume of a First Dragoman or interpreter in Pera, Constantiople. Dragoman of the Sublime Porte, Grand Dragoman, deputy foreign minister

John Ashburnham, English diplomat and politician, 1603-1671
John Ashburnham, English courtier, diplomat, royalist and politician, 1603-1671. Groom of the bedchamber to Charles I and Charles II after the Restoration. In plain collar over suit of plate armour

Francisco Javier de Isturiz Montero (1790-1871). Spanish politician and diplomat. He took part in the Peninsular War

Luis Fernandez de Cordoba y Valcarcel (1798-1840). Spanish lieutenant general

Louis Xavier Auguet de Saint-Sylvain, Baron de los Valles
Louis Xavier Auguet de Saint-Sylvain (1796-1857)- Baron de los Valles. (1796-1857). French military officer and adventurer who reached a high rank at the Carlist court and army

Mossen Borra, real name Antoni Tallander
Mosen Borra, real name Antoni Tallander (born in Barcelona in 1358)

Presentation of the embassy of the King of Persia
Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar, known as El Cid Campeador (c. 1043-1099). Castilian nobleman, knighted by Sancho II of Castile. Presentation of the embassy of the King of Persia to The Cid

Luis de Requesens y Zuniga (1528-1576). Spanish military and politician. Commander in Castile of the Order of Santiago and Governor-General of the Netherlands. Engraving. Wars of Flanders

John of Austria (1547-1578). Spanish military and diplomat. Illegitimate son of Emperor Charles V. Governor General of the Netherlands. Engraving. Wars of Flanders. Edition published in Antwerp, 1748

Jules Cambon (1845-1935). French diplomat. French Ambassador to Washington in 1897. Negotiator of the preliminary peace agreements between Spain and the United States after the war of 1898. Portrait

Claude Maxwell MacDonald (1852-1915). British military and diplomat. Ambassador to Korea, China and Japan. Portrait. Engraving by Matute. La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana, 1898

Benjamin Franklin - American scientist, inventor, politician
Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) American scientist, inventor and politician. In 1776 he wrote, with Jefferson and John Adams, the Declaration of Independence of the United States of America

Benjamin Franklin - American scientist, inventor, politician
Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) American scientist, inventor and politician. In 1776 he wrote, with Jefferson and John Adams, the Declaration of Independence of the United States of America

John Adams (1735-1826). Second president of the USA
John Adams (1735-1826). American politician. Leader of the American Revolution. Second president of the United States of America (1797-1801). Portrait. Engraving by Vernier. Panorama Universal

John Adams (1735-1826). Second president of the USA
John Adams (1735-1826). American politician. Leader of the American Revolution. Second president of the United States of America (1797-1801). Portrait. Engraving by Vernier. Panorama Universal

Persia, Tehran. Palace of the British envoy. Interior courtyard. Engraving. Panorama Universal. History of Persia, 1851

Alfonso de Santa Maria de Cartagena (1384-1456). Humanist, historian, diplomat and Roman Catholic bishop of Burgos. Illustration by Llanta. Portrait. Lithography

Alexey Ivanovich Tevkelev, Kutlu-Mohammed Tevkelev (1674-1766), Tatar Murza (aristocrat), Russian diplomat and soldier, founder of the city of Chelyabinsk, major general

Mao Zedong meeting Che Guevara
Chinese Communist leader, Mao Zedong (1893-1976), also known as Chairman Mao

Princess Otto von Bismarck
Otto Christian Archibald von Bismarck (1897 - 1975), German politician and diplomat. Date: 1934

(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)

Worlds First Woman Ambassador, Alexandra Kolontay
Alexandra Kolontay (or Kollontai), (1872 - 1952), Marxist revolutionary, first as a member of the Mensheviks, then from 1915 on as a Bolshevik (later Communist)

The Escape of Grotius, aka Hugo de Groot, Dutch humanist, diplomat, lawyer, theologian, poet and playwright

Duke Albert de Broglie, French politician and writer
Duke Albert de Broglie (1821-1901), French politician, diplomat and writer, who served twice as Prime Minister of France. Date: circa 1860s

Prince Metternich, Austrian ambassador to France
Prince Richard von Metternich (1829-1895), Austrian ambassador to France. Date: circa 1850s

Duke and Duchess of Cadore in a studio photo
Camille Louis Marie Francois de Nompere de Champagny, 3rd Duke of Cadore, French soldier and diplomat, and the Duchess, Marie Valentine du Val de Bonneval. Date: circa 1850s

Reception of a Venetian ambassadors in Damascus in 1511
The reception of a Venetian ambassadors in Damascus in 1511. Engraving from a painting by the workshop of Bellini, by Lemaitre and Lalaisse

RT. Hon. Sir Geo. H. Perley, K. C. M. G
A portrait painting of Sir George Halsey Perley

The Emperor of India with Lord Hardinge descending from the platform on arrival at Delhi to inspect the guard of honour, December 7, 1911

Sir Henry Drummond Wolff, MP
A portrait of Sir Henry Drummond Wolff (1830-1908), M.P. K.C.B. G.C.M.G

Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) American scientist, inventor and politician. In 1776 he wrote, with Jefferson and John Adams, the Declaration of Independence of the United States of America

John Adams (1735-1826). 2nd president of the USA
John Adams (1735-1826). American politician. Leader of the American Revolution. Second president of the United States of America (1797-1801). Portrait. Engraving by Vernier. Panorama Universal

Luis de Requesens y Zuniga (1528-1576). Spanish military, poltician and diplomat. Governor of the Duchy of Milan (1572-1573) and the Netherlands (1573-1576). Portrait, detail. Illustration by Llanta

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