Statesmen Collection (#5)

Pacific-Overtured, - or- a Flight from St Cloud s- over the Wter to Charlet
2966877 Pacific-Overtured, - or- a Flight from St Cloud s- over the Wter to Charlet. - a new Dramatic Peace now Rehearsing, pub

President Hayes and his cabinet, c. 1877 (litho)
5898056 President Hayes and his cabinet, c.1877 (litho) by Currier, N. (1813-88) and Ives, J.M. (1824-95); Private Collection; American, out of copyright

Portrait of Thomas Jefferson, 1786 (oil on canvas)
2630095 Portrait of Thomas Jefferson, 1786 (oil on canvas) by Brown, Mather (1761-1831); National Portrait Gallery, Washington DC, USA; (add.info.: Thomas Jefferson (April 13 1743 - July 4, 1826)

William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne
3858356 William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne by Landseer, Edwin (1802-73); (add.info.: William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne by Sir Edwin Henry Landseer)

Retribution: Tarring and Feathering, or The Patriots Revenge, pub
4071334 Retribution: Tarring and Feathering, or The Patriots Revenge, pub. 1795, (hand coloured engraving) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Private Collection; (add.info.: Nay & you ll stop Our Mouths)

Lucius Annaeus Seneca (engraving)
816630 Lucius Annaeus Seneca (engraving) by Thevet, Andre (1504-92) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lucius Annaeus Seneca, Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman and dramatist)

John Churchill (engraving)
812687 John Churchill (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, Prince of Mindelheim)

John Manners (engraving)
812478 John Manners (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Right Honourable John Manners, 7th Duke of Rutland, English statesman. Engraved by G)

Stephen Gardiner (engraving)
812435 Stephen Gardiner (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Stephen Gardiner, Bishop of Winchester)

Portrait of Jacques Necker (engraving)
820422 Portrait of Jacques Necker (engraving) by Duplessi-Bertaux, Jean (1747-1819) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jacques Necker, French statesman)

Portrait of vicomte de Chateaubriand (litho)
819991 Portrait of vicomte de Chateaubriand (litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Francois Auguste Rene, vicomte de Chateaubriand, French writer and statesman)

The tomb of Sir William Marshal (engraving)
819520 The tomb of Sir William Marshal (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke, English soldier and statesman)

Portrait of Jean-Antoine Chaptal (engraving)
819364 Portrait of Jean-Antoine Chaptal (engraving) by Monanteuil, Jean-Jacques Francois (1785-1860); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jean-Antoine Chaptal, comte Chaptal de Chanteloup)

Sic Transit Gloria Mundi (oil on canvas)
833445 Sic Transit Gloria Mundi (oil on canvas) by Mauzaisse, Jean Baptiste (1784-1844); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sic Transit Gloria Mundi, Thus passes the glory of the world)

Sir William Webb Follett, Knight, MP (engraving)
3640161 Sir William Webb Follett, Knight, MP (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir William Webb Follett, Knight, MP)

Sir Edward Burtenshaw Sugden, Knight, etc (engraving)
3640177 Sir Edward Burtenshaw Sugden, Knight, etc (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir Edward Burtenshaw Sugden, Knight, etc)

Sir Robert Harry Inglis, Bart, MP, DCL (engraving)
3640171 Sir Robert Harry Inglis, Bart, MP, DCL (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir Robert Harry Inglis, Bart, MP, DCL)

George Washington, 1796 (pastel on grey paper)
2829289 George Washington, 1796 (pastel on grey paper) by Sharples, James (1751-1811); Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, UK; (add.info.: George Washington (February 22, 1732 - December 14, 1799)

Count Maximilien-Sebastien Foy (engraving)
725992 Count Maximilien-Sebastien Foy (engraving) by Gerard, Francois Pascal Simon (1770-1837) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Count Maximilien-Sebastien Foy, French military leader)

Statesmen (engraving)
727066 Statesmen (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Statesmen. Illustration for David Humes 1806 edition of The History of England, published by R Bowyer)

Portrait of Garibaldi, 1876 (oil on canvas)
703019 Portrait of Garibaldi, 1876 (oil on canvas) by Induno, Domenico (1815-78); (add.info.: Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807-82), Italian general

The Big Four at the Paris Peace Conference, 1919 (b / w photo)
701044 The Big Four at the Paris Peace Conference, 1919 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark American Pictures; English, out of copyright

Charles V against the Lutherans (fresco)
703117 Charles V against the Lutherans (fresco) by Zuccari, Taddeo (1529-66); Villa Farnese, Caprarola, Voterbo, Lazio, Italy; (add.info)

Caesar Dictating his Commentaries (oil on canvas)
704314 Caesar Dictating his Commentaries (oil on canvas) by Palagi, Pelagio (1775-1860); Palazzo del Quirinale, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Gaius Julius Caesar (100-44BC)

General Andrew Jackson, 1819 (terracotta)
2969074 General Andrew Jackson, 1819 (terracotta) by Rush, William (1756-1833); 50.5x47.9x22.2 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL, USA; (add.info.: Andrew Jackson (March 15, 1767 - June 8, 1845)

Tiddy-Doll the great French Gingerbread-Baker, drawing out a new Batch of Kings
2632300 Tiddy-Doll the great French Gingerbread-Baker, drawing out a new Batch of Kings, 1806 (coloured engraving) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College

Death of Abraham Lincoln, 15th April 1865 (colour litho)
AQS336787 Death of Abraham Lincoln, 15th April 1865 (colour litho) by Kellogg, Edmund Burke (1809-72); American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Massachusetts

All fours: important state of the game - the knave about to be lost, 1836 (colour litho)
AQS332037 All fours: important state of the game - the knave about to be lost, 1836 (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); 29x38.5 cm; American Antiquarian Society, Worcester

Trying the experiment, 1833 (litho)
AQS332027 Trying the experiment, 1833 (litho) by American School, (19th century); 32.6x43.7 cm; American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Massachusetts

A misguided man, or, The pilgrims progress, c. 1832 (litho)
AQS332020 A misguided man, or, The pilgrims progress, c.1832 (litho) by American School, (19th century); 22.9x16.2 cm; American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Massachusetts

Sir George Lyttelton, Bart. with Lt. Col. Richard Lyttelton, and Rachel
HEH416416 Sir George Lyttelton, Bart. with Lt. Col. Richard Lyttelton, and Rachel, Duchess of Bridgewater, 1748 (oil on canvas) by Devis, Arthur (1712-87); 127x101.3 cm; Huntington Library

Group of three high-relief portraits, 1804 (wax & wood)
CH430294 Group of three high-relief portraits, 1804 (wax & wood) by Percy, Samuel (1750-1820); each diam: 24 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Baron FitzGibbon, 1789 (oil on canvas)
491035 Baron FitzGibbon, 1789 (oil on canvas) by Stuart, Gilbert (1755-1828); 245x154 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: John FitzGibbon)

Chairs were brought that Napoleon and the Minister might sit out of doors
STC292422 Chairs were brought that Napoleon and the Minister might sit out of doors, from The Story of France Told to Boys and Girls by Mary Macgregor, 1920 (colour litho) by Rainey

The Right Honourable Henry Pelham (engraving)
964938 The Right Honourable Henry Pelham (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Right Honourable Henry Pelham)

The Right Honourable Denzil Baron Holles (engraving)
964890 The Right Honourable Denzil Baron Holles (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Right Honourable Denzil Baron Holles)

Cardinal Thomas Wolsey (oil on canvas)
3035859 Cardinal Thomas Wolsey (oil on canvas) by English School; 110.5x94 cm; Magdalen College, Oxford, UK; (add.info.: Thomas Wolsey (c)

The opening of the congressional session, 1887 (colour litho)
1078689 The opening of the congressional session, 1887 (colour litho) by Keppler, Joseph (1838-94); Collection of the New-York Historical Society

Emperor Napoleon escorted to King William by Prince Bismarck on the morning after the Battle of Sedan (litho)
961063 Emperor Napoleon escorted to King William by Prince Bismarck on the morning after the Battle of Sedan (litho) by Camphausen

Meeting of Bismarck and Napoleon on the causeway of Donchery (litho)
961061 Meeting of Bismarck and Napoleon on the causeway of Donchery (litho) by Werner, Anton Alexander von (1843-1915) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Bismarck in Versailles (litho)
961045 Bismarck in Versailles (litho) by Wagner, Carl Ernst Ludwig (1796-1867); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bismarck in Versailles. After the painting by Carl Ernst Ludwig Wagner)

Otto von BIsmarck (litho)
961040 Otto von BIsmarck (litho) by Lenbach, Franz Seraph von (1836-1904) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Otto von BIsmarck, Prince of Bismarck. After a painting by Franz Seraph von Lenbach)

Otto von Bismarck in 1870 (litho)
961037 Otto von Bismarck in 1870 (litho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Otto von Bismarck in 1870. Bismarck in the park, behind his residence, the Villa Jesse)

The assembly of the Estates-General, April 10, 1302 (oil on canvas)
6313654 The assembly of the Estates-General, April 10, 1302 (oil on canvas) by Alaux, Jean (1786-1864); Musee de L Histoire de France, Paris, France; Photo eFine Art Images; French, out of copyright

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"Statesmen: Icons of Leadership and Legacy" In the realm of politics, a select few individuals rise above the rest to become statesmen - figures whose influence transcends time and leaves an indelible mark on history. From Winston Churchill's resolute stride as he enters No 10 Downing Street, captured by David Wright, to Lenin and Stalin sharing a bench in contemplation, these images offer glimpses into the lives of remarkable leaders. The scent of tobacco fills the air at Treyer and Fribourg tobacconist, reminding us that even amidst their weighty responsibilities, statesmen find solace in simple pleasures. James Madison's portrait from 1816 reveals a man deep in thought, his wisdom etched onto canvas for generations to admire. French Caricatures present us with a hodgepodge of heads - faces that have shaped nations through turbulent times. Among them stand Winston Churchill and Anthony Eden; their camaraderie evident as they navigate complex political landscapes together. Jan De Witt exudes authority in his commanding pose while Leon Gambetta stands tall in a portrait from 1872. These men exemplify resilience and determination during challenging eras. Lord Arthur James Balfour gazes confidently into the distance; his leadership during critical moments shaping Britain's destiny. The reign of King George V witnessed notable statesmen who guided nations through tumultuous waters - their colorful lithographs capturing both strength and grace. John Russell's oil painting from c. 1851 captures him deep in reflection; his commitment to public service evident on every brushstroke. Sir Edward Nicholas' likeness painted around 1645 reminds us that statesmanship is not bound by time but rather defined by unwavering dedication to one's country. These snapshots provide mere glimpses into the vast tapestry woven by statesmen throughout history – visionaries who navigated treacherous paths with conviction and foresight.