Versailles Collection (page 10)

Petit Trianon, the diary (i. e. dairy), Versailles, France
Petit Trianon, the diary (i.e. dairy), Versailles, France. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Lyon, France - International Exhibition (6 / 7)
Lyon, France - International Exhibition - The Boudoir of Empress Marie-Louise of France from the Palace of Versailles Date: 1914

Louis Restrained
Louis and Marie would rather be at Versailles, but when they try to leave Paris, they are prevented and forced to return to the Tuileries. They ll try again in June. Date: 18 April 1791

Attacking Communards
Forces of the Versailles government attack the heavily barricaded Paris Communards headquarters in the place Vendome. Date: May 1871

Versailles Petit Trianon
Le Petit Trianon Date: circa 1900

Attacking the Commune
Forces of the Versailles government attack the Commune : artillery at Fort Valerien firing at the city. Date: April 1871

Versailles Le Hameau
Le Hameau, the imitation farmhouse where Marie Antoinette spent her happiest hours. Date: circa 1904

General Gaetano Giardino, Italian soldier
General Gaetano Giardino (1864-1935), Italian soldier who rose to the rank of Marshal of Italy during the First World War. He replaced General Cadorna on the Inter-Allied War Council at Versailles

Four leaders at Paris Peace Conference, Versailles
Four leaders at the Peace Conference in Versailles following the end of the First World War. They are, from left to right, Vittorio Emanuele Orlando (Italian Prime Minister)

President Wilson arriving at Dover on SS Brighton
The American President, Thomas Woodrow Wilson, arriving at Dover on the SS Brighton, probably after the signing of the Treaty of Versailles following the First World War

Ignacy Paderewski, Polish delegate at Versailles, France
Ignacy Jan Paderewski (1860-1941), Polish pianist, composer and politician, seen here as a Polish delegate during the Versailles Peace Treaty negotiations

Palace of Versailles, France
The Palace of Versailles, France Date: 1861

Abbe & Court Lady 1690S
An abbe - rather a worldly one, to judge by his elegant dress - wears a muff, as does his noblewoman companion; the corridors of Versailles are notoriously draughty... Date: 1690s

Fountain in the grounds of Versailles, France
A fountain in the grounds of the Palace of Versailles, near Paris, France. Date: 1961

Statue in the grounds of Versailles, France
Close-up of a statue at the side of a stretch of water in the grounds of the Palace of Versailles, near Paris, France. Date: 1961

Cooks Paris Excursions
Cover illustration for Cooks Paris Excursions, starting from 1 Place de l Opera, exploring Paris, Versailles, Chantilly, Fontainebleau, etc

Hameau of Marie Antoinette, Versailles - The Boudoir

General Weygand(1867-1965)
General Weygand of the Versailles Council and French Chief of the General Staff. He was a delegate who attended the Armistice Agreement

Amphibious Car, France, 1909
Photograph of a Canot-Automobile Ravailler amphibious car taking to the water, France, 1909. The car had a 14-hp engine, capable of 40km per hour on land and 10km per hour on the water

Franco-Prussian War: balloon from Paris over Versailles
Crowds in the streets in Versailles watching balloon overhead. During the siege of Paris post came in and out of Paris by balloon and the famous escape of Leon Gambetta

Street fighting in the Rue de Rivoli; Paris Commune, 1871
Illustration showing street fighting, in the Rue de Rivoli, between French Government troops and Paris Communards, 1871. Barricades can be seen at each end of the street

Wounded Soldiers in the Palace of Versailles; Franco-Prussia
Illustration showing the hospital set up in the Galerie of Louis XIII, in the Palace of Versailles, for the Prussian wounded soldiers during the Franco-Prussian war of 1870-1

Vaux Le Vicomte
(aka Vaux-Praslin) The magnificent chateau built by Fouquet near Melun, 60 km SE of Paris, which inspired Louis XIV, not to be outdone by his minister, to build Versailles

Communards on Trial
Suspected Communards on trial in the Orangerie at Versailles

Prussians at Versailles
The road from Paris to Versailles is controlled by an outpost manned by the Prussians at the porte Saint- Denis

Thiers House Occupied
The home of Thiers, who has fled to Versailles, is occupied by the Communards

Elections Versailles
In the wake of the Commune, the French elections are hotly disputed : the scene outside the Palais de Justice at Versailles

Escaping by Water
Some residents flee from Paris to Versailles by boat on the river Seine

Communards on the March
The Communards sally forth with flags flying to defend Paris against the government forces from Versailles at Porte Maillot

Revue at Versailles
Napoleon stages a grand revue on the plaine de Satory, Versailles

Revue at Versailles - 2
Napoleon stages a grand revue on the plaine de Satory, Versailles

Crystal Palace Fountains
No palace is complete without fountains, and visitors to the Crystal Palace are delighted with a sight to rival Versailles

Charles X Leaves
Charles X realises that all is over, and retires first to Versailles and then to Rambouillet : soon he will flee to England

Madame De Maintenon
Louis welcomes madame de Maintenon to Versailles; they go for a little boat trip on the Piece d eau des Suisses

Women at Versailles 4
Alarmed by the mob at Versailles, Louis (out hunting) returns rapidly, while Lafayette restores order. The king agrees to talk to the market-women

Women at Versailles 2
The market-women of Paris march to Versailles to demand bread from the king. (And no, Marie Antoinette will NOT say let them eat cake

Payment to Massacrers
A record of the payments given to those who carried out the September Massacres at Paris and Versailles

Louis and Conde 2
Le Grand Conde reports to Louis XIV at Versailles his victory over the prince of Orange at Seneffe, though actually it was more of a draw with neither side the winner

Women at Versailles 1
The market-women of Paris march to Versailles to demand bread from the king. (And no, Marie Antoinette will NOT say let them eat cake... Date: 5 October 1789

Garde Du Corps Banquet
In the theatre at Versailles, with Louis and Marie present, officers of the garde du corps (royal bodyguard) hold a feast where they trample the revolutionary tricouleur

Courtiers at Versailles
There is little for the aristocrats attending the king at Versailles to do except gossip and intrigue

Louis Comes to Paris
Even after the fall of the Bastille, Parisians remain loyal to the monarchy, and the royals are welcomed with enthusiasm when they return to Paris from Versailles

Louis and Order
The Grand Master of the Ordre de Saint-Lazare takes his oath before Louis XIV in the chapel at Versailles

Louis and Conde
Le Grand Conde reports to Louis XIV at Versailles his victory over the prince of Orange at Seneffe, though actually it was more of a draw with neither side the winner

French Occupy Rheinland
French occupy the Rheinland as stipulated in the Treaty of Versailles. Spahis in Wiesbaden

Russian Embassy France
Peter is determined to create and strengthen ties with western Europe : a Russian embassy arrives at the court of Louis XIV at Versailles

Zouaves for Italy
Zouaves assemble at Versailles before setting out for Italy

Wilson in Paris to Talk
Woodrow Wilson, in Paris for the peace talks, doffs his hat to the crowd from his carriage Date: 1919

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