Collections | Travelling | Royal and diplomatic visits [55 Objects, 1 Monuments]

Change your selection


Related Content

Introduction to the Subtheme

Palais de la Rose

18th–19th centuries

La Manouba, Tunis, Tunisia

See Database Entry

Palais de la Rose

18th–19th centuries

La Manouba, Tunis, Tunisia

See Database Entry

Ambassador Mohammed ibn 'Abd al-Malik, Pasha of Tangier, visits Vienna on February 14, 1783

After 1783

Kunsthistorisches Museum

Vienna, Austria

See Database Entry

 Justification for this item

Austrian diplomatic relations with Morocco began in the late 18th century.

L’escalier des lions (painting)

19th century

Palais de la Rose – Musée de l’Armée

La Manouba, Tunis, Tunisia

See Database Entry

L’escalier des lions (painting)

19th century

Palais de la Rose – Musée de l’Armée

La Manouba, Tunis, Tunisia

See Database Entry

General Hullin's audience, provided by the Dey of Algeria

19th century

National Library of France

Paris, France

See Database Entry

 Justification for this item

Military delegations were among the more frequent and, at times, more threatening visits rulers received. On this occasion, in 1802, Napoleon I dispatched General Hulin, accompanied by Consul Dubois-Thainville, to issue a threat to the Dey of Algiers in response to Algerian “pirate” activity against French ships.

General Hullin's audience, provided by the Dey of Algeria

19th century

National Library of France

Paris, France

See Database Entry

The Empress visits the Orient

19th century

National Library of France

Paris, France

See Database Entry

 Justification for this item

Empress Eugénie actively supported her husband’s ambition to advance French interests in the Middle East and North Africa. During her visit to Constantinople in 1868, however, she incurred the disapproval of the sultan’s mother, when – overconfidently – she broke Ottoman protocol.

The Empress visits the Orient

19th century

National Library of France

Paris, France

See Database Entry

Painting of Ahmed Pacha Bey

19th century

Musée d’Histoire Moderne et Contemporaine de Kassar Saïd

Le Bardo, Tunis, Tunisia

See Database Entry

Painting of Ahmed Pacha Bey

19th century

Musée d’Histoire Moderne et Contemporaine de Kassar Saïd

Le Bardo, Tunis, Tunisia

See Database Entry

Cannon

19th century

Palais de la Rose – Musée de l’Armée

La Manouba, Tunis, Tunisia

See Database Entry

 Justification for this item

This bronze canon was gifted to Muhammad Sadiq Bey of Tunis by King Vittorio Emanuele II of Italy in 1867. At the time, Italy was consolidating its economic and political influence in Tunisia in an ultimately unsuccessful attempt to stem or at least hinder French imperialist expansion in the region.

Cannon

19th century

Palais de la Rose – Musée de l’Armée

La Manouba, Tunis, Tunisia

See Database Entry

La Mhalla (painting)

19th century

Palais de la Rose – Musée de l’Armée

La Manouba, Tunis, Tunisia

See Database Entry

La Mhalla (painting)

19th century

Palais de la Rose – Musée de l’Armée

La Manouba, Tunis, Tunisia

See Database Entry

Mahmud II, Sultan of Turkey (1784–1839)

1st half of the 19th century

Austrian National Library

Vienna, Austria

See Database Entry

Mahmud II, Sultan of Turkey (1784–1839)

1st half of the 19th century

Austrian National Library

Vienna, Austria

See Database Entry

The Swedish consulate

1832

Musée Public National des Antiquités

Algiers, Algeria

See Database Entry

 Justification for this item

At the beginning of the 19th century resident missions were established all over the Arab and Ottoman world, initially to protect the interests and communities of European merchants. The Swedes had established trade relations with Algeria in the early 18th century. At the time, the first Consul was a Scottish merchant George Logie.

The Swedish consulate

1832

Musée Public National des Antiquités

Algiers, Algeria

See Database Entry

Trip to Egypt

1903

Ajuda National Palace

Lisbon, Portugal

See Database Entry

Trip to Egypt

1903

Ajuda National Palace

Lisbon, Portugal

See Database Entry

Le consul Joseph Raffo (painting)

1840

Musée d’Histoire Moderne et Contemporaine de Kassar Saïd

Le Bardo, Tunis, Tunisia

See Database Entry

Le consul Joseph Raffo (painting)

1840

Musée d’Histoire Moderne et Contemporaine de Kassar Saïd

Le Bardo, Tunis, Tunisia

See Database Entry

The arrival of Suleiman Pasha, envoy of the Porte, in Giurgiu

1848

National Museum of Romanian History

Bucharest, Romania

See Database Entry

 Justification for this item

In the 19th century, the Ottoman Empire faced increasing sedition in its eastern European provinces. In 1831, Süleyman Pasha, the Ottoman sultan’s envoy, was dispatched to Romania to investigate goings-on there. With his troops gathered around him for the purpose of intimidation, he is seen here meeting with a Romanian delegation in Giurgiu, a Romanian port on the Danube.

The arrival of Suleiman Pasha, envoy of the Porte, in Giurgiu

1848

National Museum of Romanian History

Bucharest, Romania

See Database Entry

Portrait of Archduke Maximilian

1850

Austrian Military Museum / Institute of Military History

Vienna, Austria

See Database Entry

Portrait of Archduke Maximilian

1850

Austrian Military Museum / Institute of Military History

Vienna, Austria

See Database Entry

Le général Khaireddine (painting)

1852

Musée d’Histoire Moderne et Contemporaine de Kassar Saïd

Le Bardo, Tunis, Tunisia

See Database Entry

Le général Khaireddine (painting)

1852

Musée d’Histoire Moderne et Contemporaine de Kassar Saïd

Le Bardo, Tunis, Tunisia

See Database Entry

Interview with Mehemet Ali in his Palace at Alexandria 1839

Published 1849

Sharjah Art Museum / Sharjah Museums Department

Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (Sharjah)

See Database Entry

 Justification for this item

The scene is a perfect representation of both the European delegations in the region at the time and the broad interests represented by them: in addition to the British Consul General in Alexandria, the group meeting Muhammad ‘Ali includes a businessman, scholars and an artist.

Interview with Mehemet Ali in his Palace at Alexandria 1839

Published 1849

Sharjah Art Museum / Sharjah Museums Department

Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (Sharjah)

See Database Entry

Le retour de la guerre de Crimée (painting)

1856

Palais de la Rose – Musée de l’Armée

La Manouba, Tunis, Tunisia

See Database Entry

Le retour de la guerre de Crimée (painting)

1856

Palais de la Rose – Musée de l’Armée

La Manouba, Tunis, Tunisia

See Database Entry

Pair of pistols, a diplomatic present of Sidi Mohammed II, Bey (1855–1859) of Tunis, to Emperor Franz Joseph

1857

Kunsthistorisches Museum, Collection of Arms and Armour

Vienna, Austria

See Database Entry

 Justification for this item

The Bey of Tunis gifted these pistols to Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria as part of his strategy to secure an alliance with the Austrian Empire against the French and their threatening presence in neighbouring Algeria. His efforts were aided by the fact that, in the late 1850s, Austria was on the brink of war with France, which was to erupt eventually in 1859.

Order of the Medjidie that belonged to Alexandru Ioan Cuza

1860

National Museum of Romanian History

Bucharest, Romania

See Database Entry

 Justification for this item

Alexandru Ioan Cuza, elected Domnitor (ruler) of Moldova and Wallachia in 1859, was awarded the Order of the Medjidie by his overlord, Ottoman Sultan ‘Abd al-‘Aziz, in September 1860, on the occasion of his investiture in Istanbul.

Order of the Medjidie that belonged to Alexandru Ioan Cuza

1860

National Museum of Romanian History

Bucharest, Romania

See Database Entry

Mohamed Sadok Pacha Bey (painting)

1861

Musée d’Histoire Moderne et Contemporaine de Kassar Saïd

Le Bardo, Tunis, Tunisia

See Database Entry

Mohamed Sadok Pacha Bey (painting)

1861

Musée d’Histoire Moderne et Contemporaine de Kassar Saïd

Le Bardo, Tunis, Tunisia

See Database Entry

Change your selection


Related Content

Introduction to the Subtheme

Previous 123 Next 
Previous 123 Next