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Statesman Collection (#97)

"Statesman: The Art of Leadership and Legacy" In the annals of history, there are those individuals who transcend their time, leaving an indelible mark on the world

Background imageStatesman Collection: Manuel Montt, Chilean statesman and scholar (litho)

Manuel Montt, Chilean statesman and scholar (litho)
3620597 Manuel Montt, Chilean statesman and scholar (litho) by Spanish School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Manuel Montt (1809-1880), Chilean statesman and scholar

Background imageStatesman Collection: Aniceto Arce, Bolivian politician (litho)

Aniceto Arce, Bolivian politician (litho)
3620590 Aniceto Arce, Bolivian politician (litho) by Spanish School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Aniceto Arce (1824-1906), Bolivian politician

Background imageStatesman Collection: Andrew Marvell, c. 1650-70 (oil on wood)

Andrew Marvell, c. 1650-70 (oil on wood)
3619629 Andrew Marvell, c.1650-70 (oil on wood) by Helst, Bartolomeus van der (1613-70) (attr. to); Wilberforce House, Hull City Museums and Art Galleries, UK; (add.info.: Showing Marvell (1621-78)

Background imageStatesman Collection: Henry VIII (oil on panel)

Henry VIII (oil on panel)
3508318 Henry VIII (oil on panel) by Holbein the Younger, Hans (1497/8-1543) (after); Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College, Oxford; (add.info.: Henry VIII (1491-1547) King of England

Background imageStatesman Collection: William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley (oil on panel)

William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley (oil on panel)
3508315 William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley (oil on panel) by English School; Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College, Oxford; (add.info.: William Cecil (1520-1598) 1st Baron Burghley

Background imageStatesman Collection: Page 4, Letter from Abigail Adams to John Adams, 31 March - 5 April 1776 (ink on paper)

Page 4, Letter from Abigail Adams to John Adams, 31 March - 5 April 1776 (ink on paper)
3427860 Page 4, Letter from Abigail Adams to John Adams, 31 March - 5 April 1776 (ink on paper) by American School, (18th century); Massachusetts Historical Society, Boston, MA

Background imageStatesman Collection: Aime-Jules Dalou receiving the 'Legion d Honneur'

Aime-Jules Dalou receiving the "Legion d Honneur"
3479679 Aime-Jules Dalou receiving the " Legion d Honneur" from the president Emile Francois Loubet, 1850 (engraving) by French School

Background imageStatesman Collection: Lieutenant-Colonel Alexander Hamilton, 1777 (w / c on ivory)

Lieutenant-Colonel Alexander Hamilton, 1777 (w / c on ivory)
3499994 Lieutenant-Colonel Alexander Hamilton, 1777 (w/c on ivory) by Peale, Charles Willson (1741-1827); 3.8x2.54 cm; Museum of the City of New York, USA; (add.info.: Alexander Hamilton (January 11)

Background imageStatesman Collection: M. Thiers - Lui Partout, toujours lui!, from Histoire de la Troisieme Republique, Vol

M. Thiers - Lui Partout, toujours lui!, from Histoire de la Troisieme Republique, Vol
3504396 M. Thiers - Lui Partout, toujours lui!, from Histoire de la Troisieme Republique, Vol. I, l Histoire Politique, pub.1933 (colour litho) by Gill

Background imageStatesman Collection: Le Marche conclu, ou la Capitulation, pub. 1814 (hand coloured engraving)

Le Marche conclu, ou la Capitulation, pub. 1814 (hand coloured engraving)
2966874 Le Marche conclu, ou la Capitulation, pub. 1814 (hand coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageStatesman Collection: Glorious Reception of the Ambassador of Peace on his Entry into Paris, pub

Glorious Reception of the Ambassador of Peace on his Entry into Paris, pub
2966809 Glorious Reception of the Ambassador of Peace on his Entry into Paris, pub. 1796 (hand coloured engraving) by Gillray

Background imageStatesman Collection: Otto von Bismarck, German statesman (litho)

Otto von Bismarck, German statesman (litho)
3102525 Otto von Bismarck, German statesman (litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Otto von Bismarck (1815-1898), German statesman

Background imageStatesman Collection: Richard Cobden, British manufacturer and Liberal politician (litho)

Richard Cobden, British manufacturer and Liberal politician (litho)
3100139 Richard Cobden, British manufacturer and Liberal politician (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Richard Cobden (1804-1865)

Background imageStatesman Collection: Sir Robert Peel, British Prime Minister 1834-1835 and 1841-1846 (litho)

Sir Robert Peel, British Prime Minister 1834-1835 and 1841-1846 (litho)
3100137 Sir Robert Peel, British Prime Minister 1834-1835 and 1841-1846 (litho) by Lawrence, Thomas (1769-1830) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir Robert Peel (1788-1850)

Background imageStatesman Collection: George Hamilton Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen, British Prime Minister 1852-1855 (litho)

George Hamilton Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen, British Prime Minister 1852-1855 (litho)
3100135 George Hamilton Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen, British Prime Minister 1852-1855 (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: George Hamilton Gordon)

Background imageStatesman Collection: A ball at Court (colour litho)

A ball at Court (colour litho)
2795470 A ball at Court (colour litho) by Leloir, Maurice (1853-1940); Private Collection; (add.info.: A ball at Court. Illustration for Richelieu by Theodore Cahu (Boivin)

Background imageStatesman Collection: Exiled to Blois, Marie de Medicis and her suite quit the Louvre (colour litho)

Exiled to Blois, Marie de Medicis and her suite quit the Louvre (colour litho)
2795469 Exiled to Blois, Marie de Medicis and her suite quit the Louvre (colour litho) by Leloir, Maurice (1853-1940); Private Collection; (add.info.: Exiled to Blois)

Background imageStatesman Collection: Pericles, Athenian statesman and general (engraving)

Pericles, Athenian statesman and general (engraving)
2788680 Pericles, Athenian statesman and general (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pericles (c495-429 BC), Athenian statesman and general

Background imageStatesman Collection: Joseph Chamberlain, Illustration for Le Rire (colour litho)

Joseph Chamberlain, Illustration for Le Rire (colour litho)
2804824 Joseph Chamberlain, Illustration for Le Rire (colour litho) by Leandre, Charles (1862-1934); Private Collection; (add.info.: Joseph Chamberlain)

Background imageStatesman Collection: Pyrrhus, Greek general and statesman (engraving)

Pyrrhus, Greek general and statesman (engraving)
2788681 Pyrrhus, Greek general and statesman (engraving) by Burghers, Michael (1647-1727); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pyrrhus (c319-272 BC), Greek general and statesman

Background imageStatesman Collection: Publius Valerius Publicola, Roman consul (engraving)

Publius Valerius Publicola, Roman consul (engraving)
2788678 Publius Valerius Publicola, Roman consul (engraving) by Burghers, Michael (1647-1727); Private Collection; (add.info.: Publius Valerius Publicola (d 503 BC)

Background imageStatesman Collection: Cato the Younger, Roman statesman (engraving)

Cato the Younger, Roman statesman (engraving)
2788670 Cato the Younger, Roman statesman (engraving) by Burghers, Michael (1647-1727); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cato the Younger (95-46 BC), Roman statesman

Background imageStatesman Collection: Armand Fallieres, President of the French Senate (litho)

Armand Fallieres, President of the French Senate (litho)
2819011 Armand Fallieres, President of the French Senate (litho) by Pirou, Eugene (fl.1884-1925); Private Collection; (add.info.: Armand Fallieres, President of the French Senate. M Fallieres)

Background imageStatesman Collection: Marshal MacMahon (litho)

Marshal MacMahon (litho)
2818441 Marshal MacMahon (litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Marshal MacMahon, French soldier and statesman. Le Marechal de Mac-Mahon)

Background imageStatesman Collection: Lajos Kossuth, Hungarian lawyer and politician (colour litho)

Lajos Kossuth, Hungarian lawyer and politician (colour litho)
2818331 Lajos Kossuth, Hungarian lawyer and politician (colour litho) by Meyer, Henri (1841-99) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lajos Kossuth, Hungarian lawyer and politician)

Background imageStatesman Collection: Charles de Freycinet of the Academie Francaise (colour litho)

Charles de Freycinet of the Academie Francaise (colour litho)
2818246 Charles de Freycinet of the Academie Francaise (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Charles de Freycinet of the Academie Francaise)

Background imageStatesman Collection: Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour, Italian statesman (chromolitho)

Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour, Italian statesman (chromolitho)
2815970 Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour, Italian statesman (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour (1810-1861)

Background imageStatesman Collection: The Grand Banquet Offered By The President Of The French Republic In The Arsenal Of Toulon

The Grand Banquet Offered By The President Of The French Republic In The Arsenal Of Toulon
2798424 The Grand Banquet Offered By The President Of The French Republic In The Arsenal Of Toulon, The Arrival Of The Guests (colour litho) by Beltrame

Background imageStatesman Collection: President Loubets Visit To The Duke Of Genoa Aboard The Lepanto In The Waters Of Toulon

President Loubets Visit To The Duke Of Genoa Aboard The Lepanto In The Waters Of Toulon, April 10th (Colour Litho)
2798423 President Loubets Visit To The Duke Of Genoa Aboard The Lepanto In The Waters Of Toulon, April 10th (Colour Litho) by Beltrame

Background imageStatesman Collection: Henry Cruger, M. P. 1828 (pencil & w / c on paper)

Henry Cruger, M. P. 1828 (pencil & w / c on paper)
2832550 Henry Cruger, M.P. 1828 (pencil & w/c on paper) by Manning, Joseph (c.1801-1861/1871); Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, UK; eBristol Museums

Background imageStatesman Collection: From one president of the Republic to another, the ceremony for the transmission of power

From one president of the Republic to another, the ceremony for the transmission of power from Loubet... (colour litho)
2814872 From one president of the Republic to another, the ceremony for the transmission of power from Loubet... (colour litho) by Beltrame

Background imageStatesman Collection: Portrait of Savile, Marquis of Halifax, illustration from

Portrait of Savile, Marquis of Halifax, illustration from
745967 Portrait of Savile, Marquis of Halifax, illustration from Heads of Illustrious Persons of Great Britain, pub. by Knapton, London 1742 (engraving) by Houbraken

Background imageStatesman Collection: Portrait of John Pym, illustration from Heads of Illustrious Persons of Great

Portrait of John Pym, illustration from Heads of Illustrious Persons of Great
745949 Portrait of John Pym, illustration from Heads of Illustrious Persons of Great Britain, pub. by Knapton, London 1742 (engraving) by Houbraken

Background imageStatesman Collection: Winston S. Churchill, 1898 (b / w photo)

Winston S. Churchill, 1898 (b / w photo)
746706 Winston S. Churchill, 1898 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Winston Churchill (1874-1965)

Background imageStatesman Collection: Leon Gambetta (engraving)

Leon Gambetta (engraving)
2905913 Leon Gambetta (engraving) by English photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Leon Gambetta)

Background imageStatesman Collection: Albrecht von Roon (engraving)

Albrecht von Roon (engraving)
2905909 Albrecht von Roon (engraving) by English photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Albrecht von Roon)

Background imageStatesman Collection: James Hamilton

James Hamilton
2905741 James Hamilton by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Abercorn)

Background imageStatesman Collection: Portrait of Thomas Jefferson, 1853 (oil on canvas)

Portrait of Thomas Jefferson, 1853 (oil on canvas)
2630134 Portrait of Thomas Jefferson, 1853 (oil on canvas) by Peale, Rembrandt (1778-1860); White House, Washington D.C. USA; (add.info.: Thomas Jefferson (April 13 1743 - July 4, 1826)

Background imageStatesman Collection: Official Portrait of President John Quincy Adams by George P. A

Official Portrait of President John Quincy Adams by George P. A
2622345 Official Portrait of President John Quincy Adams by George P.A. Healy, 1858 (oil on canvas) by Healy, George Peter Alexander (1813-1894); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageStatesman Collection: George Washington before the American Revolution (chromolitho)

George Washington before the American Revolution (chromolitho)
668976 George Washington before the American Revolution (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageStatesman Collection: Robert Peel, 19th Century English Conservative statesman (chromolitho)

Robert Peel, 19th Century English Conservative statesman (chromolitho)
668930 Robert Peel, 19th Century English Conservative statesman (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Robert Peel)

Background imageStatesman Collection: Matthieu Mole (chromolitho)

Matthieu Mole (chromolitho)
667046 Matthieu Mole (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Matthieu Mole. French educational card, late 19th century.); © Look and Learn

Background imageStatesman Collection: Lord Strathnairn, He was made a Statesman because he was a soldier, 20 August 1870

Lord Strathnairn, He was made a Statesman because he was a soldier, 20 August 1870, Vanity Fair cartoon (colour litho)
611813 Lord Strathnairn, He was made a Statesman because he was a soldier, 20 August 1870, Vanity Fair cartoon (colour litho) by Pellegrini

Background imageStatesman Collection: Mr William Ewart Gladstone (colour litho)

Mr William Ewart Gladstone (colour litho)
612933 Mr William Ewart Gladstone (colour litho) by Pellegrini, Carlo (1866-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr William Ewart Gladstone, Were he a worse man he would be a better statesman)

Background imageStatesman Collection: L. Annaeus Seneca (engraving)

L. Annaeus Seneca (engraving)
655679 L. Annaeus Seneca (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: L. Annaeus Seneca. Illustration from The Illustrated History of the World (Ward Lock, c 1880)

Background imageStatesman Collection: Joseph Chamberlain, 1888 (b / w photo)

Joseph Chamberlain, 1888 (b / w photo)
696644 Joseph Chamberlain, 1888 (b/w photo) by Barraud, Herbert Rose (1845-c.1896); Private Collection; (add.info.: Joseph Chamberlain (1836-1914) was a British politician and statesman.); English

Background imageStatesman Collection: The Peacemaker, (oil on canvas)

The Peacemaker, (oil on canvas)
658276 The Peacemaker, (oil on canvas) by Hardy, Heywood (1842-1933); 63.8x48.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Peacemaker. Heywood Hardy (1843-1933). Oil on canvas




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"Statesman: The Art of Leadership and Legacy" In the annals of history, there are those individuals who transcend their time, leaving an indelible mark on the world. Winston Churchill, with his iconic V for Victory sign in 1942, epitomized the essence of a statesman. His unwavering determination and resolute spirit rallied a nation during its darkest hour. Cecil Rhodes, Duke Wellington, Paul Pry - names that echo through the corridors of power. These men possessed an innate ability to navigate treacherous waters and steer their nations towards greatness. Their strategic brilliance shaped empires and defined eras. Sir Robert Peel's image from 1846 captures a moment frozen in time when leadership was tested against adversity. With conviction and pragmatism, he laid the foundations for modern policing systems that endure to this day. The meeting between Scipio Africanus and Hannibal at the Battle of Zama stands as a testament to diplomatic prowess amidst conflict, and is here that two great minds clashed; one emerging victorious while recognizing his adversary's genius. Themistocles' bust symbolizes political acumen personified - a visionary leader whose cunning strategies safeguarded Athens during times of turmoil. Disraeli's depiction in Vanity Fair showcases not only his political astuteness but also his flair for captivating rhetoric. A master orator with unparalleled charisma, he commanded respect both within Britain's hallowed halls and beyond its shores. Winston Churchill once again graces our narrative - this time representing not just one nation but the entire world united against tyranny. His steadfast resolve inspired millions across continents to stand up against oppression during World War II. Vladimir Ilyich Lenin looms large as a Russian statesman who reshaped history through revolution. In tandem with Trotsky by his side captured in an anonymous photograph, Lenin led Russia into uncharted territories where ideology collided with reality. These statesmen, with their diverse backgrounds and ideologies, shared a common thread.