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President Kruger Collection

President Kruger: A Symbol of Resilience and Diplomacy Step into the world of President Kruger, a prominent figure in South African history during the late 19th century

Background imagePresident Kruger Collection: Mr. Kruger's Portrait, Hung in the Raad-Saal at Pretoria, c1900. Creator: Unknown

Mr. Kruger's Portrait, Hung in the Raad-Saal at Pretoria, c1900. Creator: Unknown
Mr. Kruger's Portrait, Hung in the Raad-Saal at Pretoria, c1900. South African Boer leader Paul Kruger, President of Transvaal. Engraving after a photograph

Background imagePresident Kruger Collection: President Kruger's Residence at Pretoria, c1900. Creator: A.E. Huitt

President Kruger's Residence at Pretoria, c1900. Creator: A.E. Huitt
President Kruger's Residence at Pretoria, c1900. Home of Paul Kruger, Boer leader and President of Transvaal (South Africa). Illustration from a photograph

Background imagePresident Kruger Collection: Ex-President Kruger, c1900. Creator: Unknown

Ex-President Kruger, c1900. Creator: Unknown
Ex-President Kruger, c1900. South African politician. Engraving after a photograph by Duffus Brothers. From "Cassell's History of England, Vol. IX"

Background imagePresident Kruger Collection: President Krugers Country House, c1880

President Krugers Country House, c1880. Episode of the First Boer War, (1880-1881). From British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol. IV, by James Grant

Background imagePresident Kruger Collection: A guest of France: The exiled President Kruger of Transvaal saluting the people of Paris

A guest of France: The exiled President Kruger of Transvaal saluting the people of Paris (colour litho)
2807870 A guest of France: The exiled President Kruger of Transvaal saluting the people of Paris (colour litho) by Damblans

Background imagePresident Kruger Collection: French Sympathy for Ex-President Kruger, the Interior of the Transvaal Pavilion at the Paris

French Sympathy for Ex-President Kruger, the Interior of the Transvaal Pavilion at the Paris Exhibition (litho)
1600620 French Sympathy for Ex-President Kruger, the Interior of the Transvaal Pavilion at the Paris Exhibition (litho) by Stewart

Background imagePresident Kruger Collection: President Kruger and his Marble Lions (litho)

President Kruger and his Marble Lions (litho)
1592416 President Kruger and his Marble Lions (litho) by Begg, Samuel (fl.1886-1916) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: President Kruger and his Marble Lions)

Background imagePresident Kruger Collection: Britisher and Boer, Major-General French and President Krugers Cousin discussing the Crisis

Britisher and Boer, Major-General French and President Krugers Cousin discussing the Crisis on Board the Union Liner
1592698 Britisher and Boer, Major-General French and President Krugers Cousin discussing the Crisis on Board the Union Liner " Norman" (engraving) by Begg

Background imagePresident Kruger Collection: A Visit to the Johannesburg Gold-Fields, Transvaal (litho)

A Visit to the Johannesburg Gold-Fields, Transvaal (litho)
1037930 A Visit to the Johannesburg Gold-Fields, Transvaal (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Visit to the Johannesburg Gold-Fields, Transvaal)

Background imagePresident Kruger Collection: President Kruger receiving Visitors on the Verandah at the Presidency, Pretoria (litho)

President Kruger receiving Visitors on the Verandah at the Presidency, Pretoria (litho)
1051405 President Kruger receiving Visitors on the Verandah at the Presidency, Pretoria (litho) by Fripp, Charles Edwin (1854-1906); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imagePresident Kruger Collection: Monument commemorating the Independence of the Transvaal (litho)

Monument commemorating the Independence of the Transvaal (litho)
1605474 Monument commemorating the Independence of the Transvaal (litho) by Loye, Charles Auguste (Montbard) (1841-1905); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imagePresident Kruger Collection: President Kruger of Transvaal (colour litho)

President Kruger of Transvaal (colour litho)
2807866 President Kruger of Transvaal (colour litho) by Tofani, Oswaldo (1849-1915) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: President Kruger of Transvaal. Le President Kruger)

Background imagePresident Kruger Collection: Raadzaal, Pretoria (b / w photo)

Raadzaal, Pretoria (b / w photo)
3092488 Raadzaal, Pretoria (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Raadzaal, Pretoria)

Background imagePresident Kruger Collection: The Extension of the Natal Railway to Charlestown, Majuba Hill Yesterday and Today (engraving)

The Extension of the Natal Railway to Charlestown, Majuba Hill Yesterday and Today (engraving)
1062558 The Extension of the Natal Railway to Charlestown, Majuba Hill Yesterday and Today (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imagePresident Kruger Collection: With Sir Charles Warren in Bechuanaland (engraving)

With Sir Charles Warren in Bechuanaland (engraving)
1044926 With Sir Charles Warren in Bechuanaland (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: With Sir Charles Warren in Bechuanaland)

Background imagePresident Kruger Collection: The Transvaal War (litho)

The Transvaal War (litho)
1599953 The Transvaal War (litho) by Prior, Melton (1845-1910) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Transvaal War. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 21 July 1900)

Background imagePresident Kruger Collection: The Trouble in South Africa (engraving)

The Trouble in South Africa (engraving)
1599037 The Trouble in South Africa (engraving) by Prior, Melton (1845-1910) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Trouble in South Africa)

Background imagePresident Kruger Collection: President Kruger and his Friends (b / w photo)

President Kruger and his Friends (b / w photo)
1606502 President Kruger and his Friends (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: President Kruger and his Friends)

Background imagePresident Kruger Collection: President Kruger of Transvaal arriving in Paris at the Gare de Lyon (colour litho)

President Kruger of Transvaal arriving in Paris at the Gare de Lyon (colour litho)
2807873 President Kruger of Transvaal arriving in Paris at the Gare de Lyon (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imagePresident Kruger Collection: The Bloemfontein Conference, President Krugers Arrival in the Free State Capital (engraving)

The Bloemfontein Conference, President Krugers Arrival in the Free State Capital (engraving)
1592275 The Bloemfontein Conference, President Krugers Arrival in the Free State Capital (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Bloemfontein Conference)

Background imagePresident Kruger Collection: Monument to Ex-President Kruger proposed to be erected by the Boers at Pretoria (b / w photo)

Monument to Ex-President Kruger proposed to be erected by the Boers at Pretoria (b / w photo)
1628726 Monument to Ex-President Kruger proposed to be erected by the Boers at Pretoria (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Background imagePresident Kruger Collection: President Krugers Great-Grandson, Fritz Eloff, Aged Four, 'The Little Lieutenant'(engraving)

President Krugers Great-Grandson, Fritz Eloff, Aged Four, "The Little Lieutenant"(engraving)
1592758 President Krugers Great-Grandson, Fritz Eloff, Aged Four, " The Little Lieutenant" (engraving) by English School

Background imagePresident Kruger Collection: President Kruger of Transvaal arriving in Marseilles (litho)

President Kruger of Transvaal arriving in Marseilles (litho)
2807871 President Kruger of Transvaal arriving in Marseilles (litho) by Nadar, (Gaspard Felix Tournachon) (1820-1910) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imagePresident Kruger Collection: The Crisis in South Africa, President Kruger at Home (litho)

The Crisis in South Africa, President Kruger at Home (litho)
1036899 The Crisis in South Africa, President Kruger at Home (litho) by Fripp, Charles Edwin (1854-1906); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Crisis in South Africa, President Kruger at Home)

Background imagePresident Kruger Collection: President Kruger (engraving)

President Kruger (engraving)
663503 President Kruger (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: President Kruger. Illustration from Cassells History of England (special edition, A W Cowan)

Background imagePresident Kruger Collection: To bring Ex-President Kruger to Europe, the Dutch Cruiser, 'Gelderland'(b / w photo)

To bring Ex-President Kruger to Europe, the Dutch Cruiser, "Gelderland"(b / w photo)
1600279 To bring Ex-President Kruger to Europe, the Dutch Cruiser, " Gelderland" (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Background imagePresident Kruger Collection: A Warlike Relative of President Krugers (b / w photo)

A Warlike Relative of President Krugers (b / w photo)
1592686 A Warlike Relative of President Krugers (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Warlike Relative of President Kruger s)

Background imagePresident Kruger Collection: The Conference in Bloemfontein (engraving)

The Conference in Bloemfontein (engraving)
1598968 The Conference in Bloemfontein (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Conference in Bloemfontein)

Background imagePresident Kruger Collection: The Bloemfontein Conference, Reception at the Presidency, Meeting of Sir Alfred Milner

The Bloemfontein Conference, Reception at the Presidency, Meeting of Sir Alfred Milner and President Kruger (engraving)
1599056 The Bloemfontein Conference, Reception at the Presidency, Meeting of Sir Alfred Milner and President Kruger (engraving) by Forestier

Background imagePresident Kruger Collection: President Kruger on his Seventy-First Birthday, with the Marble Lions presented to him by Mr

President Kruger on his Seventy-First Birthday, with the Marble Lions presented to him by Mr Barney Barnato (engraving)
1605972 President Kruger on his Seventy-First Birthday, with the Marble Lions presented to him by Mr Barney Barnato (engraving) by English School

Background imagePresident Kruger Collection: President Kruger (coloured photo)

President Kruger (coloured photo)
975462 President Kruger (coloured photo) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: President Kruger)

Background imagePresident Kruger Collection: President Kruger 'Hammered', a Scene in the Stock Exchange (litho)

President Kruger "Hammered", a Scene in the Stock Exchange (litho)
1043183 President Kruger " Hammered", a Scene in the Stock Exchange (litho) by Paget, Henry Marriott (1856-1936) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imagePresident Kruger Collection: The Transvaal and its Ruler (litho)

The Transvaal and its Ruler (litho)
1051727 The Transvaal and its Ruler (litho) by Fripp, Charles Edwin (1854-1906); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Transvaal and its Ruler)

Background imagePresident Kruger Collection: The South African Crisis, the Paardekraal Meeting (engraving)

The South African Crisis, the Paardekraal Meeting (engraving)
1592305 The South African Crisis, the Paardekraal Meeting (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The South African Crisis, the Paardekraal Meeting)

Background imagePresident Kruger Collection: The Trouble in South Africa (litho)

The Trouble in South Africa (litho)
1599038 The Trouble in South Africa (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Trouble in South Africa. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 24 June 1899)

Background imagePresident Kruger Collection: President Krugers Visit to Johannesburg on 1 April (b / w photo)

President Krugers Visit to Johannesburg on 1 April (b / w photo)
1598821 President Krugers Visit to Johannesburg on 1 April (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: President Krugers Visit to Johannesburg on 1 April)

Background imagePresident Kruger Collection: Opening of the Charlestown Railway, President Krugers Visit to Natal (b / w photo)

Opening of the Charlestown Railway, President Krugers Visit to Natal (b / w photo)
1603180 Opening of the Charlestown Railway, President Krugers Visit to Natal (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Opening of the Charlestown Railway)

Background imagePresident Kruger Collection: Scenes in South Africa (b / w photo)

Scenes in South Africa (b / w photo)
1604980 Scenes in South Africa (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scenes in South Africa)

Background imagePresident Kruger Collection: Paul Kruger, President of the Transvaal Republic, 1900. Creator: Elliot & Fry

Paul Kruger, President of the Transvaal Republic, 1900. Creator: Elliot & Fry
Paul Kruger, President of the Transvaal Republic, 1900. From " South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. I", by Louis Creswicke. [T. C. & E. C. Jack, Edinburgh, 1900]

Background imagePresident Kruger Collection: President Kruger, c1900. Creator: Unknown

President Kruger, c1900. Creator: Unknown
President Kruger, c1900. Paul Kruger (1825-1904) was a dominant political and military figurs in 19th-century South Africa. From " South Africa in Peace and War" edited by C. Lang Neil

Background imagePresident Kruger Collection: Kruger Appealing to the Burghers at Bloemfontein, 1900

Kruger Appealing to the Burghers at Bloemfontein, 1900. Paul Kruger (1825-1904), President of the South African Republic, appealing to Afrikaans citizens of the Republic to stay

Background imagePresident Kruger Collection: S. J. Paul Kruger, President of the South African Republic, c1880s. Artist: Sweeton Tilly

S. J. Paul Kruger, President of the South African Republic, c1880s. Artist: Sweeton Tilly
S. J. Paul Kruger, President of the South African Republic, c1880. Paul Kruger ( 1825-1904), South African politician. From British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol. IV, by James Grant

Background imagePresident Kruger Collection: Ohm Kruger 1825-1904, 1934

Ohm Kruger 1825-1904, 1934. Stephanus Johannes Paulus Paul Kruger (1825-1904), President of the Transvaal from 1883 to 1900. From Die Groszen der Weltgelchichte. [Ecktein-Halpaus, Dresden, 1934]

Background imagePresident Kruger Collection: The New Pretoria, 1900. Artist: Maurice Denis

The New Pretoria, 1900. Artist: Maurice Denis
The New Pretoria, 1900. From Black & White Budget, Vol. III. [The Black and White Publishing Company, J P. Monckton, Leeds, Manchester, Glasgow, Edinburgh, London, 1900]

Background imagePresident Kruger Collection: President Krugers double: Mr. John Mutch, 1900

President Krugers double: Mr. John Mutch, 1900
President Krugers double: Mr. John Mutch, who is a working collier of Pontypridd, Wales, 1900. From Black & White Budget, Vol. III. [The Black and White Publishing Company, J P

Background imagePresident Kruger Collection: Brother Boers at the Bar, 1900

Brother Boers at the Bar, 1900. Paul Kruger, South African politician, c1900. Known as Oom (uncle) Paul, Stephanus Johannes Paulus Kruger (1825-1904)

Background imagePresident Kruger Collection: South Africa President Paul Kruger

South Africa President Paul Kruger
Paul Kruger, President of the South African Republic, 1890s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration




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President Kruger: A Symbol of Resilience and Diplomacy Step into the world of President Kruger, a prominent figure in South African history during the late 19th century. Known for his leadership as the President of Transvaal, he left an indelible mark on both his country and international relations. Immerse yourself in the grandeur of President Kruger's Country House, a magnificent estate that stood tall amidst picturesque landscapes in c1880. It served as a testament to his stature and influence within Transvaal society. In times of adversity, even exile could not dampen President Kruger's spirit. Witness him saluting the people of Paris as an honored guest during his visit to France. The vibrant colors captured in the lithograph depict French sympathy towards this esteemed leader from afar. The Interior of the Transvaal Pavilion at the Paris Exhibition showcases how President Kruger garnered support beyond borders. This lithograph captures moments where nations united under one roof to appreciate Transvaal's rich culture and heritage. Marvel at President Kruger's affinity for marble lions, symbolizing strength and power. These majestic creatures stand beside him in solidarity, reflecting his unwavering determination to protect Transvaal's interests against external forces. During times of crisis, diplomacy was paramount for President Kruger. Join Major-General French and witness their discussions aboard the Union Liner "Norman, " bridging gaps between Britishers and Boers amidst mounting tensions. Embark on a journey through Johannesburg Gold-Fields, where you can visualize firsthand how this resource-rich region played a pivotal role in shaping Transvaal's destiny under President Kruger’s guidance. Experience Pretoria come alive as visitors flock to meet with President Kruger on his verandah at The Presidency—a place where decisions were made that shaped history itself—showcasing both accessibility and transparency within governance.