Versailles Collection (page 11)

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

Signatories of Treaty
Treaty signatories at Paris (l-r): Marshall Foch, Georges Clemenceau, Lloyd George, Vittorio Orlando and Baron Sonnino

Paris-Versailles Coach
la Coche De Paris a Versailles

Chevalier Saint-Louis
A French nobleman at the court of Louis XIV, a chevalier de Saint-Louis - i.e.a member of this order of nobility. Note his muff, much needed at Versailles in winter

Clemenceau in Versailles
GEORGES CLEMENCEAU French politician walking in Versailles, France

Cartoon commentary on Germanys lack of money
A cartoon commentary on Germanys lack of money after the First World War. The German man in the foreground is in rags, and has no trousers, but none of the other European powers is able to help

Destruction of Weapons
Destruction of weapons in compliance with the Treaty of Versailles

March to Versailles
The women of Paris march to Versailles

Allies Occupy Germany
The French at Kattowitz. The terms of the Treaty of Versailles allowed the Allies to occupy parts of Germany

Colbert J-B / Leclerc
JEAN-BAPTISTE French statesman, Marquis de Seignelay, with King Louis XIV at Versailles

Versailles Protest
Mass meeting at the Iron Hindenburg in Berlin protesting against the crippling terms of the Treaty of Versailles

Troops in Rhineland
German troops violate the Treaty of Versailles by occupying the demilitarised zone of the Rhineland

Skeletons of War Planes
The skeletons of German warplanes in a scrapyard in Munich as a result of the terms of the Treaty of Versailles which stripped Germany of her armaments

Versailles / No more Sun
The harsh terms of the Treaty of Versailles (World War One peace treaty) mean that there is no more sun for the defeated Germany

Danzig / Free State / 1920
The port of Danzig becomes a free state under the terms of the Treatty of Versailles in order to give the new Polish state an outlet to the sea

German Empire Proclaimed
Wilhelm I of Prussia is proclaimed German Emperor in the Mirror room, Versailles

Sham German Tanks
Forbidden real tanks under the terms of the Versailles peace treaty the German army parades & manoeuvres with sham ones

Reishwehr / Sham Weapons
The Reichwehr (the German army) manoeuvres with sham weapons. Germany had been stripped of most of its military power under the Treaty of Versailles. Date: September 1926

Versailles / Hameau
LE HAMEAU the rustic hamlet where Marie Antoinette and her companions liked to play at being nymphs and shepherdesses

Peace Talks Notables
Notables at the talks: (l-r) Woodrow Wilson, Georges Clemenceau, Arthur Balfour and Baron Sonnino (Italian Foreign Minister)

Peace Talks Leaders
" The Big Four" at the peace talks: (l-r) Lloyd George, Vittorio Orlando, Georges Clemenceau and Woodrow Wilson Date: 1919

French Avenged for 1871
The peace treaty avenges France for her loss of the Franco-Prussian war

Hotel De LA Ville
The burning of the Hotel de la Ville, Paris, destroyed by the Communards as they are forced to abandon their designated headquarters in the face of advancing government troops

Nollet and Soldiers
Nollet demonstrates electrical force at Versailles, sending a current through soldiers who stand with linked hands; in one experiment he does this with 240 soldiers

France / Versailles
Chateau de Versailles (Seine-et-Oise)

Marriage of Dauphin / 1745
The marriage ceremony of Louis, Dauphin of France and his bride Marie-Therese, the infanta of Spain in the chapel of the Palace of Versailles

Thieving Magpie C1750
The famous thieving magpie of Palaiseau, near Versailles, France, carries a spoon and fork in his bill to his nest

Return from Versailles
The women of Paris return in triumph after their visit to the king at Versailles

Versailles Palace C1700
A view of the monumental baroque palace of Louis XIV

Royal Gardens Versailles
A perspective view of the VISTA in the Royal Gardens at Versailles with fashionable couples, dogs and even children enjoying a stroll amongst the greenery

FERDINAND (1778-1820)
CHARLES FERDINAND DUKE OF BERRY. The son of Charles X, King of France

Louis XIV and Genoa
The Genoese republic resists Louis claim to their territ ory, but the treaty of Ratis bon lets him have it, so the Doge comes to Versailles to apologise for his disrespect

Orangery, Versailles
Bird s-eye view of the finest building at Versailles: the Orangery built by Mansart, 1685 Plate from Vol.II page 95 of " Nouvelle Descriptions des Chateaux de Versailles

French Waiter & Waitress
A trim waitress & smartly turned out waiter walk across a paved yard each bearing a fully laden tray in each hand carried at shoulder level

Saint Clodoaldus
SAINT CLODOALDUS (in French : Saint-Cloud) grandson of Clovis and Saint Clotilde, became priest, and abbot at present-day Saint- Cloud, near Versailles

Burying Germany
The Allies are burying Germany with the Versailles terms

Clemenceau & Peace Talks
Clemenceau and the Peace Talks

Bismarck in 1871
OTTO EDUARD LEOPOLD, depicted at the proclamation of the German Empire at Versailles

Versailles Theatre 1685
Stage-set designs for productions by Mansard and Vigarani at Louis XIVs Palais de Versailles, France

Bismarck / Rohling / Page 31
Bismarck as Bundeskanzler, he proclaims Kaiser emperor at Versailles, France

Montgolfier Unmanned
A montgolfiere (hot air) flies from Versailles to Vaucresson carrying a sheep, a cock and a hen - the first aerial passengers !

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