1. Introduction of Stratford Canning Bust Stratford Canning (1786–1880), later Viscount Stratford de Redcliffe, was a 19th-century British diplomat. Much of his diplomatic career was related to the Ottoman Empire and the Eastern Mediterranean. He spent long periods in Constantinople and participated in diplomatic activities between Britain and the Ottoman Empire, Russia, and other countries. He was also sent on diplomatic missions to Switzerland, the United States, and Portugal, and briefly served as a Member of Parliament. This Stratford Canning Bust depicts Stratford Canning in his later years. The figure is depicted in a frontal half-length composition, with the head slightly turned to one side. The forehead is broad, and the hair is neatly combed back. The eye sockets, bridge of the nose, corners of the mouth, and chin are rendered realistically. He wears a 19th-century formal suit with a wide-lapel coat revealing a waistcoat and bow tie underneath. A