Negotiation Collection

Christmas truce WWI
British and German soldiers meeting in No Mans land during an unoffical truce at Christmas. British troops included the Northumberland Hussars

Chief Massasoit pledges friendship with Plymouth Pilgrims
Peace treaty between Chief Massasoit and Plymouth colonists, 1621. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Kadesh Treaty, 1269 BC. Egyptian-Hittite Peace Treaty. Terra
Kadesh Treaty, 1269 BC. Egyptian-Hittite Peace Treaty between Ramesses II and Hattusilis III. Terracotta. Hittite version. From Hattusas (Bogazkoy). Archaeological Museum. Istanbul. Turkey

Treaty of Breda, 1667 (print & pen and ink on paper) (see also 496176)
496177 Treaty of Breda, 1667 (print & pen and ink on paper) (see also 496176) by Dutch School, (17th century); 44.8x26.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Treaty of Breda, 1667 (print & pen and ink on paper) (see also 496177)
496176 Treaty of Breda, 1667 (print & pen and ink on paper) (see also 496177) by English School, (17th century); 44.8x24.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Richard von Kuhlmann signing Peace Treaty, Romania
Richard von Kuhlmann (1873-1948), German Foreign Secretary, signing a Peace Treaty (known as the Treaty of Bucharest) with Romania in the Cotroceni Palace, near Bucharest

REGULATORS REVOLT, 1771. Attempt to Pacify the Regulators. Edmund Fanning (far right)
REGULATORS REVOLT, 1771. Attempt to Pacify the Regulators. Edmund Fanning (far right, on opposite shore) attempting to pacify the Regulators, led by Ninian Bell Hamilton

Napoleon at Danzig
Siege of Danzig - Napoleon inspects the siege works: the town will be surrendered later in the month, following negotiations. Date: 9 May 1807

Portugal colonialism in Angola, 1903-03 (b/w photo)
7292905 Portugal colonialism in Angola, 1903-03 (b/w photo); (add.info.: History. Negotiations on rubber between indigenous people and Portuguese settlers)

Fur merchants dealing with American Indians speaking with gestures in North America
NWI4826562 Fur merchants dealing with American Indians speaking with gestures in North America. Colouring engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info)

American Indian bartering furs for goods at a trader, North America, 19th century
NWI4826186 American Indian bartering furs for goods at a trader, North America, 19th century. Colourful engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info)

Fur merchants arriving at the Hudson Bay Company in boats and carts. Colour engraving, 19th century
NWI4826873 Fur merchants arriving at the Hudson Bay Company in boats and carts. Colour engraving, 19th century.; (add.info.: Fur merchants arriving at the Hudson Bay Company in boats and carts)

French fur merchant sailing aboard a boat on which he carries fur and beetskin. Colourful engraving of the 19th century
NWI4825928 French fur merchant sailing aboard a boat on which he carries fur and beetskin. Colourful engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info)

United States, State of California: Mercanti in front of the Saloon Empire during the gold rush in San Francisco, 1850
NWI4964573 United States, State of California: Mercanti in front of the Saloon Empire during the gold rush in San Francisco, 1850

Meeting of Attila and Pope Saint Leon I the Great (440-461): the barbarian Attila, leader of the people of the Huns
ELD4884582 Meeting of Attila and Pope Saint Leon I the Great (440-461): the barbarian Attila, leader of the people of the Huns

The ivory trade in Africa: merchants trading on elephant defenses in an African village around 1800
NWI4855546 The ivory trade in Africa: merchants trading on elephant defenses in an African village around 1800. Color lithography

Conference of the Duke of Gloucester, Thomas of Woodstock (1355-1397) with Irish Chiefs
NWI4945849 Conference of the Duke of Gloucester, Thomas of Woodstock (1355-1397) with Irish Chiefs, during the campaign of Richard II (1367-1400)

Commercial display of ivory defenses in the village of Tippo Tip (Hamed bin Mohammed el Marjebi) (1837-1905), Congo
NWI4852726 Commercial display of ivory defenses in the village of Tippo Tip (Hamed bin Mohammed el Marjebi) (1837-1905), Congo, circa 1880 - Colorisee engraving

Naboth of Jezreel refused to sell to King Ahab (Akhab) a vineyard located near the prince's palace
NWI4916410 Naboth of Jezreel refused to sell to King Ahab (Akhab) a vineyard located near the prince's palace, which was the heritage of his father in ancient Israel

Italy, Emilia-Romagna, Ferrara: house of negociants, 1895
LUX4781639 Italy, Emilia-Romagna, Ferrara: house of negociants, 1895; (add.info.: Italy, Emilia-Romagna, Ferrara: house of negociants, 1895); Photo © Lux-in-Fine.

Stone monument recording the sale of an estate
3330402 Stone monument recording the sale of an estate; (add.info.: Stone monument recording the sale of an estate with a goddess depicted helping with negotiations)

Stone monument recording the sale of an estate
3330376 Stone monument recording the sale of an estate; (add.info.: Stone monument recording the sale of an estate with a goddess depicted helping with negotiations)

Rais Hamidou (ca. 1770-1815), the Dey of Algiers received the American tribe of Captain William Bainbridge (1774-1833)
NWI4837528 Rais Hamidou (ca. 1770-1815), the Dey of Algiers received the American tribe of Captain William Bainbridge (1774-1833), in 1800

US Civil War, 1861-1865: Letter from Union General Ulysses Grant (1822-1885)
NWI4831405 US Civil War, 1861-1865: Letter from Union General Ulysses Grant (1822-1885) written by his War Secretary Edwin McMasters Stanton (1814-1869)

The marriage settlement (engraving)
8635255 The marriage settlement (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The marriage settlement)

Regulus Returned to Carthage (engraving)
6266335 Regulus Returned to Carthage (engraving); (add.info.: Regulus Returned to Carthage. After a work by Benjamin West and Valentine Green. Marcus Atilius Regulus, circa 307 BC- circa 250 BC)

Fur trading canoe takes away through the rapids of the Northern Red River Valley. Engraving of the 19th century
NWI4826615 Fur trading canoe takes away through the rapids of the Northern Red River Valley. Engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info)

Indians of America exchanging furs for goods at the Hudson Bay Post Company
NWI4825792 Indians of America exchanging furs for goods at the Hudson Bay Post Company. Coloring engraving by Frederic Remington

Merchant Navy: King Solomon's ships unload goods to bargain with the Phenicians
NWI4856252 Merchant Navy: King Solomon's ships unload goods to bargain with the Phenicians. They sell defenses of elephant (ivory), peacock, monkey... (10th century BC)

Jewish negociants and merchants of Odessa (Ukraine), 19th century engraving
JAB5037158 Jewish negociants and merchants of Odessa (Ukraine), 19th century engraving; (add.info.: Jewish negociants and merchants of Odessa (Ukraine)

Portrait of John Finley (John Finlay, 1774-1833), fur trader and explorer of Kentucky
NWI4920963 Portrait of John Finley (John Finlay, 1774-1833), fur trader and explorer of Kentucky. Colouring engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: Portrait of John Finley (John Finlay)

Phenician vendors trading goods (ivory elephant defenses, animal fur, fabrics)
NWI4855869 Phenician vendors trading goods (ivory elephant defenses, animal fur, fabrics...) in the Mediterranean ports of antiquity

France: genre scene, cattle dealers in Auvergne, 1860 - Sabatier photographer at the puy
LUX4816905 France: genre scene, cattle dealers in Auvergne, 1860 - Sabatier photographer at the puy; (add.info.: France: genre scene, cattle dealers in Auvergne)

Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) and Tsar Alexander I Emperor of Russia (1801-1825)
NWI4835723 Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) and Tsar Alexander I Emperor of Russia (1801-1825) negociating a treaty of alliance at Tilsit (Tilsitt), 1807

Merchants trading with American Indians for buffalo skins and furs, 19th century
NWI4826999 Merchants trading with American Indians for buffalo skins and furs, 19th century. Colourful engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info)

Dutch merchants dealing with American Indians on the island of Manhattan, 17th century. Engraving of the 19th century
NWI4826041 Dutch merchants dealing with American Indians on the island of Manhattan, 17th century. Engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info)

Fur merchant boat with a large pile of beetskin on the river "Bear River", Utah, USA
NWI4825874 Fur merchant boat with a large pile of beetskin on the river "Bear River", Utah, USA. Colouring engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info)

The negotiation of a Highland road with a laden cart, 1850
3359200 The negotiation of a Highland road with a laden cart, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the negotiation of a Highland road with a laden cart)

Franz Joseph I of Austria and Napoleon III during the Armistice of Villafranca, 1859 (engraving)
ELD4836751 Franz Joseph I of Austria and Napoleon III during the Armistice of Villafranca, 1859 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: Italian unification)

US Civil War, 1861-1865: Signed letter from Confederate General Robert Edward Lee (1807-1870)
NWI4831404 US Civil War, 1861-1865: Signed letter from Confederate General Robert Edward Lee (1807-1870) to Union General Ulysses Grant (1822-1885) for surrender, Virginia, United States (USA), 1865

Algeria, Chelif Region, Chlef: a man and two women in local costumes negogoing the sale of a hen to a European
LUX4780780 Algeria, Chelif Region, Chlef: a man and two women in local costumes negogoing the sale of a hen to a European traveller on horseback, 1904; (add.info.: Algeria, Chelif Region)

Algeria, Chelif Region, Chlef: two women sell two hens to a European who travels on horseback, 1904
LUX4780761 Algeria, Chelif Region, Chlef: two women sell two hens to a European who travels on horseback, 1904; (add.info.: Algeria, Chelif Region)

American Indians joining a merchant ship in canoes to trade goods North West Pacific Coast
NWI4827912 American Indians joining a merchant ship in canoes to trade goods North West Pacific Coast. Colourful engraving of the 19th century

American Indians aboard a boat to trade furs and beetskin with European merchants. Engraving of the 19th century
NWI4825910 American Indians aboard a boat to trade furs and beetskin with European merchants. Engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info)

General Lorenzo Thomas (1804-1875) demanding the resignation of War Secretary Edwin McMasters Stanton (1814-1869)
NWI4936384 General Lorenzo Thomas (1804-1875) demanding the resignation of War Secretary Edwin McMasters Stanton (1814-1869)

Denis Auguste Affre lying in state, 1850
3478350 Denis Auguste Affre lying in state, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration of Denis Auguste Affre (1793-1848) lying in state

Un marche aux perfumes au moyen orient - Engraving by Gabry, extracted from Le Livre des Parfums by Eugene Rimmel
FLO4689489 Un marche aux perfumes au moyen orient - Engraving by Gabry, extracted from Le Livre des Parfums by Eugene Rimmel (1820-1887), England

Polish Jews going to the march near the Russian border around 1880. Colour engraving of the 19th century
NWI4869548 Polish Jews going to the march near the Russian border around 1880. Colour engraving of the 19th century; (add.info.: Polish Jews going to the march near the Russian border around 1880)

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"Negotiation: Bridging Divides and Forging Peace Throughout History" From the Christmas truce of World War I to the Treaty of Breda in 1667, it has played a pivotal role in resolving conflicts and establishing peace. In the midst of war, soldiers laid down their weapons during Christmas in 1914, embracing a temporary ceasefire that showcased humanity's yearning for harmony. The Treaty of Breda, depicted through print and pen on paper, symbolizes the power of diplomacy. Signed in 1667, it marked an end to hostilities between England and the Netherlands. This historical artifact serves as a reminder that they can transcend time and be immortalized through ink. Centuries earlier, the Kadesh Treaty brought about peace between ancient Egypt and Hittite Empire in 1269 BC. This monumental agreement stands as one of history's earliest recorded treaties - proof that even amidst ancient rivalries, dialogue prevailed over conflict. In more recent times, Richard von Kuhlmann signing a peace treaty with Romania demonstrates how they are heal wounds inflicted by war. It showcases leaders coming together to rebuild trust and foster cooperation for a better future. Throughout history, negotiations have not only been limited to international affairs but also within nations themselves. The Regulators Revolt in 1771 saw Edmund Fanning attempting to pacify dissenters along North Carolina's Eno River. This wood engraving captures both the challenges faced during internal strife and society's relentless pursuit for resolution. Even iconic figures like Napoleon Bonaparte engaged in negotiations at critical junctures such as his presence at Danzig. These instances remind us that even formidable leaders recognize the value of diplomatic discourse when seeking common ground. Conferences between Luis Mendez de Haro and Cardinal Mazarin exemplify how negotiation transcends borders; it unites individuals from different backgrounds towards shared goals despite political differences or cultural disparities.