Foreign Collection (page 6)

HMS Hermes, Highflyer-class protected cruiser
Royal Navy - HMS Hermes, a Highflyer-class protected cruiser, before conversion to an experimental seaplane carrier / tender

The Emperor Daizong receiving a foreign embassy (chromolitho)
2783009 The Emperor Daizong receiving a foreign embassy (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Emperor Daizong receiving a foreign embassy)

Comic postcard, Performing couple taking a bow on stage Date: 20th century

Late 19th century photograph: Foreign settlement, Dejima, Nagasaki, Japan

Houses in the foreign settlement, Tokyo, Japan
Vintage 19th century photograph: houses in the foreign settlement, Tokyo, Japan

Foreign settlement and Nagasaki harbour, Japan, c. 1880 s
Foreign settlement and Nagasaki harbour, Japan, c.1880 s

He: "I seed some of these ere Belguims to-day. They re a funny speakin people
He: " I seed some of these ere Belguims to-day. They re a funny speakin people; some on em yer can t understand what thay say." Date: 1914

The Town Hall, Port Elizabeth (b / w photo)
3092381 The Town Hall, Port Elizabeth (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Town Hall, Port Elizabeth)

Advert for travel agency Raymond and Whitcomb Company, 1931 Date: 1931

The Bund at Kobe, showing the flags of foreign consulates. Vintage 19th century photograph

Street scene in Japan, showing a foreign wine shop. Vintage 19th century photograph

Foreign consulates along the Bund, Kobe, including the British flag flying from a lamp post. Vintage 19th century photograph

Foreign settlement in the Tsukiji district of Tokyo, Japan
foreign settlement in the Tsukiji district of Tokyo, Japan. Vintage 19th century photograph

Encampment of the Exploring Party in Lew Chew, 1855 (colour litho)
1272305 Encampment of the Exploring Party in Lew Chew, 1855 (colour litho) by Heine, Wilhelm Joseph (1813-39); 15x22.5 cm; Free Library of Philadelphia; (add.info.: Heine, W.|Brown, Eliphalet M)

Dropping the Pilot, Punch 29 March 1890
538453 Dropping the Pilot, Punch 29 March 1890. by Tenniel, John (1820-1914); (add.info.: Otto von Bismarck (1815-1898) Prussian/German statesman resigned as Chancellor

Commander Lagree receiving the chief of the monks at Stung Treng, Cambodia
489188 Commander Lagree receiving the chief of the monks at Stung Treng, Cambodia, 1868 (engraving) by Delaporte, Louis (fl.1866-73) (after); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

The Emir of Katsina (seen third from left), his son (far left) and various notables at Wembley during a visit to London. The Emir had donated a white oryx antelope to the zoo. Date: 1924

X-ray had proven useful in World War One, for locating bullets and foreign bodies in wounded men and also detection of any contraband

Ernest Bevin giving speech at East Woolwich
Ernest Bevin giving a speech to socialist workers at his East Woolwich constituency after a period of illness. Continuing as foreign secretary

Ernest Bevin, at the time Foreign Secretary, pictured with his wife on a visit to New York in 1946 as a representative of the UK at the United Nations. Date: 1946

Cartoon, Bravo, Chelmsford! (Battle of Ulundi)
Cartoon, Bravo, Chelmsford! A satirical comment on the Battle of Ulundi (4 July 1879), during the Anglo-Zulu War, won by Lord Chelmsfords forces against those of Cetewayo

Cartoon, A Blaze of Triumph! (Disraeli and Turkey)
Cartoon, A Blaze of Triumph! Disraeli is the hero of the day, having made a deal over Cyprus with Turkey at the Anglo-Turkish Convention, thereby ensuring peace rather than war

Cartoon, On The Dizzy Brink (Disraeli and Britannia)
Cartoon, On The Dizzy Brink -- Benjamin Disraeli leads a very reluctant Britannia to the brink of war, by sending British ships to Constantinople, risking conflict with Russian forces. Date: 1878

Cartoon, Natural Allies (Irish Republic and Abyssinia)
Cartoon, Natural Allies -- a satirical comment on two of Britains enemies, Abyssinia and the Irish Republic, being natural allies to each other

Portrait of a foreigner, c. 1765 (ink & w / c on paper) (pair to 492490)
492491 Portrait of a foreigner, c.1765 (ink & w/c on paper) (pair to 492490) by Ding, Guanpeng (1736-95) (after); 30.5x23.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Chinese, out of copyright

Arrival of the Southern Barbarians (Portuguese traders at Nagasaki), Kano school
1074068 Arrival of the Southern Barbarians (Portuguese traders at Nagasaki), Kano school, early 17th century (ink, colour & gold leaf on paper, mounted on brocade) by Japanese School

Arrival of the Southern Barbarians (Portuguese traders at Nagasaki), Kano school
1191882 Arrival of the Southern Barbarians (Portuguese traders at Nagasaki), Kano school, early 17th century (ink, colour & gold leaf on paper)

Foreign Airs and Native Graces, 1860 (oil on board)
5889127 Foreign Airs and Native Graces, 1860 (oil on board) by Huggins, William (1820-84); 39.4x27.9 cm; Private Collection; Photo eThe Ms Gallery, London; English, out of copyright

The young Emperor Tungchih granting an audience (litho)
6004964 The young Emperor Tungchih granting an audience (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The young Emperor Tungchih granting an audience)

Cartoon, John Bull among the Lilliputians -- a satirical political comment on relationships between Great Britain and other countries, with suggestions of exploitation. Date: 1847

Goodbye Piccadilly, Farewell Leicester Square by Autori
Group caricature by Autori of music and stage stars of various nationalities who would, if the contemplated restrictions on foreign artistes in London were passed, leave Londons West End

New Ideas for using X-Rays for Medical use WWI
Used in the British, French and Russian military hospitals the Kompact, apparatus, to find foreign bodies in wounded soldiers

An American family out for a stroll at Yokohama, 1861 (woodblock print)
5672311 An American family out for a stroll at Yokohama, 1861 (woodblock print) by Yoshifuji, Utagawa (1828-1887); Private Collection; (add.info)

Sheikh of Qatar shakes hands Lord Home
Sheikh Ahmad of Qatar shaking hands with Lord Home the Foreign Secretary after arriving in England on 4 July 1961 as the guest of the British government for an official visit. Date: 1961

Scholar in His Study, 1634 (oil on canvas)
5614470 Scholar in His Study, 1634 (oil on canvas) by Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (1606-69); 141x135 cm; Narodni Galerie, Prague, Czech Republic; Dutch, out of copyright

Man shows identity papers to gendarmes, September 1939
Man suspected of being a foreigner presents his papers of identity to two paramilitary police officers for inspection in Paris, shortly after the outbreak of war. Date: 1939

Cartoon, John Bull and William Gladstone - Now, William, if you don t get on a little faster, I shall have to put somebody else on the job

Irish nationals outside the Irish Embassy, September 1939
Irish nationals waiting outside the High Commission for Ireland in an attempt to return home, following the outbreak of war, September 1939. September 1939

Enemy aliens queue to register outside church, Sept 1939
A church in Hampstead helps to register crowds of enemy nationals just after the outbreak of war, September 1939. The Sphere emphasises that " all cases are examined with care and consideration

Cartoon by Gillray, a poor man goes hungry - wages were low and food prices were high, thanks to foreign wars, corn duty and a bad harvest. 1790s

Map of the City and Portuguese Port of Goa, India, detail of port and merchant shipping
STC110751 Map of the City and Portuguese Port of Goa, India, detail of port and merchant shipping, 1595 (engraving) (detail of 110750) by Doetechum, Johannes Baptista van

Statue of a European soldier (stone)
LIT389848 Statue of a European soldier (stone) by Chinese School; Wat Suthat Trepphawararam, Bangkok, Thailand; (add.info)

Foreigners Entertained at Gankiro at Miyosaki in Yokohama, January 1861 (woodblock)
873919 Foreigners Entertained at Gankiro at Miyosaki in Yokohama, January 1861 (woodblock) by Utagawa Yoshikazu (fl.1850-70); 34.93 x76.2 cm; San Diego Museum of Art

Mr James Lowther (colour litho)
613661 Mr James Lowther (colour litho) by Ward, Leslie Matthew (Spy) (1851-1922); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr James Lowther, Foreign affairs, 19 December 1891)

The Masons strike at the New Law Courts: Dining room for foreign workmen in the basement (engraving)
606821 The Masons strike at the New Law Courts: Dining room for foreign workmen in the basement (engraving) by English School

Perugia, Universita degli Stranieri, c 1920 (b / w photo)
668041 Perugia, Universita degli Stranieri, c 1920 (b/w photo) by Italian Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Perugia, Universita degli Stranieri)

George Hoellering at the Academy Cinema
George Hoellering (1897-1980), Austrian film director, editor and producer, pictured outside the Academy Cinema at the junction of Poland Street and Oxford Street in London

Basin and plates from Moustiers, France, decorated with cupids, naiads, and other mythological figures. Hand-finished chromolithograph from Ris Paquots General History of Ancient French

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