Reception Collection (page 4)

The ship Victoria in Seville. Engraving, 1807
The ship Victoria sited in Seville, Spain, having been around the world. Engraving, 1807

Fresco depicting a woman. Ali Qapu Palace. Reception portico
Islamic Art. Fresco depicting a woman. Timurid Dynasty. 15th and 16th centuries. Ali Qapu Palace. Reception portico. Isfahan. Islamic Republic of Iran

Colonialism. Morocco. Reception of the Grand Vizier to a French diplomat committee. Barberis engraving in El Mundo Ilustrado. Early twentieth century. Colored

Joan of Arc (1412-1431)
Charles VII of France receiving Joan of Arc at the Castle of Chinon. 1429. German tapestry. Episode of the Hundred Years War (1337-1453). Museum of Orleans. France

Amadeo I (1845-1890). Duke of Aosta and King of Spain (1871-1873). King Amadeo receiving the congratulations of the Moroccan embassy headed by Mohammed IV, on 20 March 1872. Recorded by A. Carter

Bride with wedding presents. circa 1940s

Cartoon, politicians at the zoo
Cartoon, Hobsons Choice Reception, a Family Party. Showing politicians at the zoo, looking at a monkey in a cage. 1880

Woman police officer working at a police station, helping a woman visitor at the front desk. Date: circa early 1970s

Austen / Northanger Abbey
Catherine Morland attracts the attention of the Captain... Date: First published: 1818

Reception at Zanzibar
The Sultan of Zanzibar (present-day Tanzania) receives a British delegation in his palace. Date: 1889

Receiving a Master
The ceremonial reception of a Master Date: 1844

Exhibitions / France
Opening of the Paris Exhibition 1878: reception of foreign Princes and Ambassadors in the Trocadero. Date: 1878

Aristocracy / Reception
An aristocratic reception. Date: 1850

Alma-Tadema / Reception
SIR LAWRENCE ALMA-TADEMA Reception room at the artists London home, North Gate, Regents Park Date: 1836 - 1912

Reception Room, Town Hall, Furnes (Veurne), Belgium, dating back to the 17th century. Date: circa 1910

Grand Salon, Bardo Palace, Tunis, Tunisia, North Africa
Grand Reception Salon, Bardo Palace (now a museum), Tunis, Tunisia, North Africa. Date: circa 1910

Reception, Hotel Cuhfus, Amsterdam, Netherlands. Date: circa 1940s

Lobby of the Sinton Hotel, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
The rather grand Lobby of the Sinton Hotel, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, with almost all of the people looking at the camera. Date: circa 1910

Royal reception of Maoris in New Zealand, 1901
The visit of the Duke of Cornwall and York (later King George V; he was created Prince of Wales in November 1901) and the Duchess of Cornwall (later Queen Mary)

Cartoon, L Assemblee Nationale, or grand Cooperative Meeting at St Annes Hill, respectfully dedicated to the admirers of a Broad-Bottomd Administration, by James Gillray

Barnardos Peter Street, Toronto, Canada
The Rev, W.J. Mayers with ten musical boys from Barnardos UK homes pose outside Barnardos Canadian Reception Home on Peter Street, Toronto. Date: circa 1913

Butlins Holiday Camp, Filey, Yorkshire
Butlins Holiday Camp, Filey, near Scarborough, Yorkshire, England. Showing the Reception & Camp Train Date: 1957

A page from The Illustrated London News, 28th November 1857
A page from The Illustrated London News, dated 28th November 1857, reporting on the history of the British empire in India

FOGOLINO, Marcello (1483-1553). ITALY. Bergamo. Malpaga Castle. Reception of King Christian I of Denmark by the condottiere, Bartolomeo Colleoni, at the Castle of Malpaga in 1474. Renaissance art

Earl Roberts Reception in London
Black and white. Illustration of a procession lined by many members of the British Royal Guard. The procession goes past a grand building in the background and a streetlamp in the foreground

Entry of Belgian troops into Bruges, 1918 by Matania
Illustration showing the public reception enjoyed by Belgian troops marching into Bruges following the retreat of the Germans in October 1918

Cecil Parkinson, British Conservative politician
Edward Cecil Parkinson, Baron Parkinson (b 1931), British Conservative politician and former government minister. Seen here at a reception. Date: circa 1980s

Queen Juliana meeting Dutch boy scouts
Queen Juliana of the Netherlands meeting Dutch boy scouts, 16 August 1957. She gives the scout salute at a reception in the garden of the Soesdijk Palace for boy scouts from the Dutch Antilles

Arrival of Christmas leave trains at Victoria, WW1
A crowded scene at Victoria train station, London, showing the arrival of numerous servicemen home on leave for Christmas during the First World War

Reception on completion of Eiffel Tower
VIPS, state and civic dignitaries, along with senior engineers gather for a reception at the top of the completed Eiffel Tower on 31 March 1889. Date: 1889

Ladies and gentlemen at a grand reception
British Edwardian military and upper class ladies and gentlemen greeting one another at a grand reception, some seated, some standing. Two Indian gentlemen in turbans stand in the foreground

People in evening dress with bowing page
People in evening dress and decorations being greeted by a bowing page

Dinner reception at election time
Upper class ladies and gentlemen at a dinner reception at election time, with a results board above them naming the four political parties: Conservative, NAT Liberal, Liberal and Labour

Foyer, H. J. Heinz Company, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Foyer of the H.J. Heinz Company administration building, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Date: circa 1910

Suffragette Annie Kenney Released Prisoners. Annie Kenney (1879-1953) at a reception in the Queens Hotel Bristol to welcome two released prisoners in March 1909

Indian cavalry officers during World War I
Indian cavalry officers brought over to London by special arrangement to enjoy the relaxation of a little sightseeing and to pay their respects to the King at Buckingham Palace

Scenes in India during the First World War
In the top photograph British Territorials rest during manoeuvres in a hilly district. The lower picture was taken at a public reception to Major-General Sardar Puran Singh Bahadur

LFB band at LCC Jubilee Reception, County Hall, London
The LFB band taking part in an LCC Jubilee Reception for the Metropolitan Boroughs at County Hall on 21 July 1950. Date: 1950

Official programme - Triumphal March of the London Troops
Official programme for the Triumphal March of the London Troops - London, July 5, 1919. Printed and published for the London Troops Reception Committee by Harrison & Sons

Sir John French arriving at the Ministry of War, Paris
Field Marshal Sir John French(1852-1925), commander of the British army in France, arriving at the Ministry of War, Paris, shortly after war was declared in August 1914

Jo Mattli and Mrs Rosemary Parker at Mansion House
The British-based Swiss fashion designer Jo (Guiseppe) Mattli (1907-1982), pictured talking to the much taller Mrs Rosemary Parker (a model)

Norman Hartnell & Duchess of Gloucester at Mansion House
Sir Norman Bishop Hartnell (1901-1979) British couturier and favourite fashion design of the Queen and Queen Mother, seen greeting another royal patron, Princess Alice

Victor Stiebel & Mrs Fay Gill at Mansion House
Victor Stiebel (1907-1976), British fashion designer, contemporary of Norman Hartnell who designed for royalty and Hollywood stars

Reception of the May Fair Hotel
The reception area of the newly opened May Fair Hotel in Stratton Street, Mayfair, London, featuring revolving doors and floral decoration on the walls. Date: 1927

The entrance hall of the Cavendish Hotel, 81-83 Jermyn Street, London Date: C. 1910

The Gala of the Ton, Carlton House Terrace during the Season
A huge house on Carlton House Terrace, ablaze with lights during the London Season. Elegant guests at a ball or party can be seen arriving by car, while up on the verandah or portico

Drawing Room, St. James Palace c. 1750
A drawing room at St. Jamess Palace during the reign of King George III, when the nobility would be formally presented at Court, thus establishing their place in society. Date: 1750

Royal tour to Pakistan
Photographs from Queen Elizabeth IIs royal tour of Pakistan: the ladies reception in Karachi, the boat take to the Water Palace of the Maharajah of Udaipar (India)

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