Welcoming Collection (#5)

La cooperation Britannique; Le general en chef de l'armee britannique salue par les marins, 1914 Creator: Unknown
La cooperation Britannique; Le general en chef de l'armee britannique salue par les marins et les ouvriers du port, 1914

Visiting Grandfather, 1853. Creator: Julius Exner
Visiting Grandfather, 1853

Duncan, Isadora, portrait photograph, between 1916 and 1918. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Duncan, Isadora, portrait photograph, between 1916 and 1918

Esquisse pour l'église du Bourget : La Visitation, 1872. Creator: Jules-Joseph Meynier
Esquisse pour l'eglise du Bourget : La Visitation, 1872. Sketch for the Bourget church (Seine-Saint-Denis). The Visitation

The German Emperor's visit to the City, 1891. Creator: R Barnes
The German Emperor's visit to the City; Their Imperial Majesties Saluted by a shower of Roses - A Sketch in the Strand, 1891. From "The Graphic

America First poster, between 1911 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing. America First poster, between 1911 and 1920
America First poster, between 1911 and 1920. Uncle Sam shaking a European immigrant by the hand, with text in multiple languages including Italian, Polish, Hebrew, Czech

Réception par la municipalité de Paris, à la barrière de la Villette, des troupes... c.1901-1902
Reception par la municipalite de Paris, a la barriere de la Villette, des troupes revenant de Pologne, apres la campagne de 1806-1807, (between 1901 and 1902)

Reception and Ball at Dover House, the official residence of Lord Dalhousie, 1886. Creator: Unknown
Reception and Ball at Dover House, the official residence of Lord Dalhousie; Lady Dalhousie receiving guest's, 1886. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 33

The opening festival of the Gordon Boys home - The Prince of Wales receiving the guests, 1886. Creator: Unknown
The opening festival of the Gordon Boys home - The Prince of Wales receiving the guests, 1886. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 33. January to June, 1886"

The visit of the Queen to Liverpool - The Recorder reading the Corporation Address... 1886. Creator: Unknown
The visit of the Queen to Liverpool - The Recorder reading the Corporation Address outside St George's Hall, 1886. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 33

The Graphic, Front Cover May 22nd. 1886, 1886. Creator: Unknown
The Graphic, Front Cover May 22nd. 1886, 1886. The visit of the Queen to Liverpool. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 33. January to June, 1886"

Reception of the Abbe Liszt at the Grosvenor Gallery, 1886. Creator: Unknown
Reception of the Abbe Liszt at the Grosvenor Gallery, 1886. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 33. January to June, 1886"

With Lord Dufferin in Burma - Reception of the Viceroy and Lady Dufferin, 1886. Creator: Unknown
With Lord Dufferin in Burma - Reception of the Viceroy and Lady Dufferin - The Ladies of the Palace, 1886. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 33

With Lord Dufferin in Burma - The Welcome to the Palace, Mandalay - Theebaw's Great Drums, 1886. Creator: Unknown
With Lord Dufferin in Burma - The Welcome to the Palace, Mandalay - Theebaw's Great Drums, 1886. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 33. January to June, 1886"

A Happy New Year, Welcome to our Table; New Year 1854, 1854. Creator: Unknown
A Happy New Year, Welcome to our Table; New Year 1854, 1854. From "Cassells Illustrated Family Paper; London Weekly 31/12/1853 - 30/12/1854"

The Marriage of HRH Princess Louise of Schleswig-Holstein and HH Prince Aribert of Anhalt, 1891. Creator: Unknown
The Marriage of HRH Princess Louise of Schleswig-Holstein and HH Prince Aribert of Anhalt; The Arrival of HIM the German Emperor at Port Victoria, 1891, 1891. From "The Graphic

The Marriage of HRH Princess Louise of Schleswig-Holstein and HH Prince Aribert of Anhalt, 1891. Creator: Unknown
The Wedding of HRH Princess Louise of Schleswig-Holstein and HH Prince Aribert of Anhalt; The home of the newly married pair in Berlin, 1891. From "The Graphic

Esquisse pour le salon d'entrée de l'Hôtel de Ville : Paris moderne reçoit le monde entier, 1892
Esquisse pour le salon d'entree de l'Hotel de Ville : Paris moderne recoit le monde entier, 1892

L'agriculture consideree, le Comte de Veaux, 1789. Creator: Jean Baptiste Morret
L'agriculture consideree, le Comte de Veaux, 1789

Entrance to Hawkstone Park, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Entrance to Hawkstone Park, 1854. Party for Rowland Clegg-Hill's 21st birthday at the family seat of Hawkstone Hall in Shropshire

Arrival of the King of Denmark at Flensburg, 1854. Creator: Smyth
Arrival of the King of Denmark at Flensburg, 1854. Opening of the British-built Royal Danish Railway by Frederick VII, King of Denmark

Her Majesty landing at Grimsby, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Her Majesty landing at Grimsby, 1854. Queen Victoria visits Lincolnshire. The Queen was received, on landing, by the Mayor

"The Fairy" Steamer entering Grimsby Dock, 1854. Creator: Unknown
"The Fairy" Steamer entering Grimsby Dock, 1854. Queen Victoria visits Lincolnshire....the graceful little Fairy came in sight...Making a slight circuit before entering the dock

Arch in Whitefriars at the Wilberforce Column, Hull, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Arch in Whitefriars at the Wilberforce Column, Hull, 1854. Queen Victoria visits Yorkshire....dense crowds...assembled in front of the hotel...and thronged the principal thoroughfares of the town

Her Majesty's Visit to Hull - the Procession in the Market-Place, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Her Majesty's Visit to Hull - the Procession in the Market-Place, 1854. Queen Victoria visits Yorkshire. The inhabitants testified their loyal devotion by an illumination so general, that

The Queen at the Station Hotel, at Hull, 1854. Creator: Unknown
The Queen at the Station Hotel, at Hull, 1854. Queen Victoria visits Yorkshire by train. Amid the firing of artillery and shouts of welcome

Presentation of Addresses to Her Majesty, at the Station Hotel, Hull, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Presentation of Addresses to Her Majesty, at the Station Hotel, Hull, 1854. Queen Victoria visits Yorkshire. At one end of a spacious room in the hotel, elaborately fitted up for the occasion

Meeting of Prince Albert and the Emperor of the French, at Boulogne, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Meeting of Prince Albert and the Emperor of the French, at Boulogne, 1854. Royal representatives of the allies meet in northern France during the Crimean War

The Meeting of His Royal Highness Prince Albert and the Emperor of the French, at Boulogne, 1854. Creator: Unknown
The Meeting of His Royal Highness Prince Albert and the Emperor of the French, at Boulogne, 1854. Napoleon Bonaparte III welcomes Prince Albert to France

France welcoming Abundance, ceiling project for the Elysee Palace, c1907. Creator: Unknown
France welcoming Abundance, ceiling project for the Elysee Palace, c1907

Public Entry of Espartero into Madrid, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Public Entry of Espartero into Madrid, 1854. The troops did not surround the Duke's carriage, nor in the least prevent the people from pressing close up to its doors

Allegory of the entry of Louis XVIII into Paris, May 3, 1814. Creator: Pierre Nicolas Legrand
Allegory of the entry of Louis XVIII into Paris, May 3, 1814

Queen Victoria and Prince Albert at the Railway Station at Edinburgh, 1850. Creator: Ebenezer Landells
Queen Victoria and Prince Albert at the Railway Station at Edinburgh, 1850....crowds of people assembled, half uttered cheers were heard, the steam was shut off

Reception of Parisian Railway Excursionists at Dunkerque - Rue Arago, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Reception of Parisian Railway Excursionists at Dunkerque, [France] - Rue Arago, 1850. Three monster trains arrived...conveying 2100 passengers

Dong Yong (Toei), from the series "Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety as a Mirror for... c. 1843
Dong Yong (Toei), from the series "Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety as a Mirror for Children (Nijushiko doji kagami)", c. 1843

Le Retour de L'Ile d'Elbe (The Return from the Isle of Elba) (Furnishing Fabric), Nantes, c. 1830. Napoleon is welcomed by adoring troops on his return from exile

The President in the Rue St. Jean, at Caen, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The President in the Rue St. Jean, at Caen, 1850. Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte, the first President of France, on his way to Cherbourg

Festivities at Chippenham - the High-Street, from the Bridge - Arrival of Mr. Neeld, M.P. 1850. Creator: Unknown
Festivities at Chippenham [in Wiltshire] - the High-Street, from the Bridge - Arrival of Mr. Neeld, M.P. 1850. Locals welcome their MP Joseph Neeld to celebrate the opening of the town's new

Reception of Her Majesty at Berwick-Upon-Tweed, 1850. Creator: Ebenezer Landells
Reception of Her Majesty at Berwick-Upon-Tweed, 1850. Queen Victoria travels north by train. A triumphal arch was erected at the north end of the bridge

Dong Yong (Toei), from the series "Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety as a Mirror for... c. 1843
Dong Yong (Toei), from the series "Twenty-four Paragons of Filial Piety as a Mirror for Children (Nijushiko doji kagami)", c. 1843

Entrance of the Queen into the Great Central Railway Station, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, 1850. Creator: Ebenezer Landells
Entrance of the Queen into the Great Central Railway Station, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, 1850. The entrance to the station was handsomely decorated with evergreens;

The Procession at the Old Gate, Rye, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The Procession at the Old Gate, Rye, 1850. State visit of Thomas Farncomb, Lord Mayor of London, to the town of Rye in Sussex

Reception of Her Majesty at the Great Central Railway Station, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, 1850. Creator: Ebenezer Landells
Reception of Her Majesty at the Great Central Railway Station, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, 1850. Queen Victoria, Prince Albert and children are greeted by dignitaries at the station...which her Majesty

Cottagers Hospitality to Travellers or The Coach Broke Down, published March 27, 1819. Creator: James Pollard
Cottagers Hospitality to Travellers or The Coach Broke Down, published March 27, 1819

The Landing of Lord Gough at Southampton, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The Landing of Lord Gough at Southampton, 1850. The gallant hero of Gwalior and Chillianwallah, accompanied by Lady Gough and suite, arrived at Southampton [from India] on Sunday last

The Queen's Visit to Dover Harbour, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The Queen's Visit to Dover Harbour, [Kent], 1850. A hazy line of distant smoke, floating over the horizon in the direction of Ostend, grew gradually more distinct, until, at last

Arrival of the Queen at the Lodge, Castle Howard, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Arrival of the Queen at the Lodge, Castle Howard, 1850. Queen Victoria visits the Earl of Carlisle in North Yorkshire....the road passes under an old-fashioned archway, flanked by battlemented walls

Founding of the The New School at Loughborough - the Procession, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Founding of the The New School at Loughborough, [Leicestershire] - the Procession, 1850. A procession was then formed to the School grounds

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"Embracing the Return: A Warm Welcome from All Corners of the World" As HMS Invincible Returns from the Falklands in 1982, a nation's heart swells with pride and relief. The sight of this mighty vessel docking brings forth a collective sigh of welcome, as heroes return to their loved ones. In Rembrandt's masterpiece, "The Return of the Prodigal Son, " we witness an emotional reunion that transcends time. The father's outstretched arms symbolize unconditional love and forgiveness, reminding us all of the power back those who have strayed. Standing tall and proud, Lady Liberty extends her torch as a beacon of hope to all who arrive on America's shores. Her message is clear: "Welcome to this land where dreams come true. " Nature itself teaches us about welcoming gestures through two Northern Gannets touching beaks in greeting. Their graceful display on Heligoland island reminds us that warmth can be found even amidst rugged landscapes. Cadbury's Golden Key advertisement invites you into a world filled with chocolatey delights - a sweet invitation that promises joyous moments shared among friends and family. High above overlooking the cityscape stands a statue of Jesus Christ, his open arms embodying acceptance and compassion for all who seek solace or redemption. Reno Main Street scene captures the vibrant energy of Nevada, where locals and visitors alike are greeted by bustling streets lined with shops and casinos. Here, everyone is welcomed to try their luck at fortune or simply enjoy life's pleasures. Summer Holidays in Holland and Belgium beckon travelers with picturesque landscapes dotted with windmills and tulip fields. These destinations offer warm hospitality rooted in centuries-old traditions. Welcome signs dotting highways guide weary travelers towards new adventures while assuring them they have arrived at their desired destination – whether it be home or an exciting new place waiting to be explored. "The Admirals Hard" painting transports us to 1865 Plymouth, where sailors and locals gather at the waterfront.