Versailles Collection (page 2)

Woman in see-through muslin shirt dress, 1788
Woman in linen gauze bonnet decorated with pearls, see-through muslin shirt-dress with black belt worn over a pink taffeta corset and petticoat

Woman in yellow taffeta demi-redingote, 1788
Woman in canary-yellow taffeta demi-redingote, pink pointed bodice, white taffeta petticoat, and fichu. Her straw hat is decorated with ribbons and plumes

Woman in mourning dress of black taffeta, 1788
Woman in mourning dress of black taffeta, fichu of white Italian gauze, and bonnet-hat in white crepe. Handcoloured lithograph from Fashions and Customs of Marie Antoinette and her Times

Woman in caraco and petticoat, 1788
Woman in taffeta pierrot caraco jacket, white linen petticoat, fichu in English gauze, and headdress of artificial roses and ribbons

Women in large baigneuse cap and chapeau, 1788
Woman in pink pierrot wearing a large baigneuse bathing cap in white linen with her hair in ringlets, and woman in green pierrot with black chapeau a la maltaise decorated with feathers and ribbons

Woman dancing a minuet, 1788
Woman dancing a minuet in apple-green caraco over a white gilet, white fichu-jabot, pink satin petticoat, and green slippers

Light carriage called a diligence or voiture-coupe for two passengers from the court of Marie Antoinette. Handcoloured lithograph from Fashions and Customs of Marie Antoinette and her Times

Womens hats and bonnets of 1787
Striped satin capot hat with ribbons and plumes, bonnet a la captif in satin nacarat, bandeau bonnet in Italian gauze, and huge morning bonnet in Italian gauze with violet ribbon

Marie Antoinettes sleigh, a carriage mounted on skis. Marie Antoinette raced Madame de Lamballe around Versailles. Handcoloured lithograph from Fashions and Customs of Marie Antoinette and her Times

Woman in a sea-green redingote with two collars, 1787
Woman in a sea-green redingote with two collars, gauze fichu, felt hat in canary decorated with ribbons, her hair tied with a hairpin a la Cagliostro. She holds a long cane or badine

Silver salt cellar showing the arcades of the Palais Royal, designed by Grancher, jeweller at Petit-Dunkerque. Handcoloured lithograph from Fashions and Customs of Marie Antoinette and her Times

Woman in satin robe a la turque in violet and green stripes, canary corset, white petticoat and fichu, and a bonnet a la turque decorated with heron plumes

Woman in black and poppy-red outfit, 1787
Woman in large black felt hat with a poppy-red ribbon, caraco jacket, violet corset, and black and poppy petticoats, white fichu and falbala, 1787

Woman in traveling clothes for riding a cabriolet, 1787
Woman in traveling clothes for riding a cabriolet: she wears a jacket with three collars in Peking puce, a gilet and petticoat in Peking apple-green, and a felt hat decorated with feathers

Bonnet a l Iphigenie and chapeau a la Colette
Bonnet a l Iphigenie, a pouf in white gauze with flowers inspired by the 1779 opera by Gluck, and chapeau a la Colette, straw hat decorated with ribbons

Gladiolus varieties raised by Charles Truffaut of Versailles. Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe

Wild strawberry, Fragaria vesca (One-leaved strawberry or strawberry of Versailles, Fragaria monophylla). Handcolured copperplate engraving after a botanical illustration from William Curtis The

King Louis XVI of France, costume of 1776 with sash of the Order of the Holy Spirit. Handcoloured lithograph by Charles Breton after a portrait in Versailles from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul

Treaty of Versailles, 1919 by Fortunino Matania
The Signing of the Peace Treaty with Germany at Versailles. Britains Prime Minister signing the peace treaty with Germany in the Galerie des Glaces at Versailles, June 28, 1919

Les Nymphes de Trianon at Versailles, France
Les Nymphes de Trianon (The Trianon Nymphs) -- alarmed at the arrival of the diplomats for the Versailles Treaty talks. 1919

Orlando, Bonar Law, Clemenceau, Curzon, Lloyd George and Sonnino in London for peace talks. Date: 1919

Communard forces reinforcing their position at Montmartre, digging trenches and placing cannon. Leftwing National Guard soldiers supported the Commune and helped to hold Montmartre

Cover design, The Angel of Peace has difficulty snuffing out the German candle of militarism with allied peace terms. Date: 1919

Marie Antoinette and her children by Vigee Le Brun
Reproduction of a painting of Marie-Antoinette de Lorraine-Habsbourg, queen of France (1755-1793), and her children by Elisabeth Louise Vigee Le Brun (17551842)

Destruction in the Rue Royale; Paris Commune 1871
Burning of the Rue Royale during the fighting that accompanied the end of the Paris Commune, 1871. As the Communards retreated they set fire to many parts of Paris to keep the Versailles Army at bay

Communards defending the Elysee Palace; Paris Commune 1871
Communards defending barricades near the Elysee Palace, during fighting with the Versailles Governments troops, Paris, 1871. Date: 1871

Palais de Justice at Versailles during the French elections of 8th February 1871, which were held directly after the end of the Franco-Prussian War. Date: March 1871

Interior of the Gun-Boat La Commune; Paris Commune 1871
The interior of the Communard gun-boat La Commune, shown equipped with cannon, during the Paris Commune of 1871. The second siege of Paris in 1871 was caused by civil war

The Women of Versailles; Paris Commune 1871
French prisoners guarded, with women looking for loved ones, during the Paris Commune. Date: 1871

Freemasons planting banners outside the Porte Maillot; Paris
A group of Freemasons planting their banners in front of the Porte Maillot, during the Paris Commune, April 1871. The Freemasons were one of many groups who tried to encourage Thiers

Masonic Banners on the Paris Ramparts; Paris Commune 1871
Masonic banners flying on the Paris ramparts, near the Octroi Gate and Porte Maillot, 1871. The Freemasons were one of many groups who tried to encourage Thiers

STATES GENERA; PROCESS
The Etats-Generaux go in solemn procession through the streets of Versailles, followed by a mass at the cathedral of Saint- Louis. Date: 4 May 1789

THIEVING MAGPIE - 1
The famous thieving magpie of Palaiseau, near Versailles, France, carries a spoon and fork in his bill to his nest. Date: circa 1750

VERSAILLES OBELISK
LANCIEN EMPLACEMENT DE LOBELISK (the old location of the obelisk) which explains why you cant see it Date: 1700

VERSAILLES LENCELADE
FONTAINE DE LENCELADE Encelade, a mythical giant, is presumably picnicking here with his friends only to become the target of a thunderbolt from Zeus Date: 1688

VERSAILLES NEPTUNE POOL
BASSIN DE NEPTUNE Figures from mythology disport round the pool, but they hide themselves when Louis and his courtiers come out of the palace for some fresh air Date: 1688

VERSAILLES DRAGON POOL
BASSIN DU DRAGON The mythological figures are doubtless added to give artistic effect to the picture rather than being a literal representation of the scene Date: 1688

VERSAILLES ANTIQUES
SALLE DES ANTIQUES (Room of Antiques) It doesnt look much like a room, admittedly, but the antiques presumably refers to the statuary Date: 1688

VERSAILLES FONTAINE
MONTAGNE DEAU (which can be loosely translated as : Mountain of Water) with mythological figures in the skies and on the ground Date: 1688

VERSAILLES FONTAINES
BOSQUET DES TROIS FONTAINES (clearing in the woods, with three fountains) Date: 1688

VERSAILLES ILE ROYALE
LILE ROYALE OU DE LAMOUR The Royal island or the island of love - one of the many enclosed garden areas Date: 1700

VERSAILLES LABYRINTHE
LE LABYRINTHE a performance of Le duc et les oiseaux, presumably a masque, with children as cherubs Date: 1688

VERSAILLES SALLE DE BAL
BOSQUETS DE LA SALLE DE BAL an outdoor dancing-floor, with provision for spectators so doubtless stage performances took place here on fine summer evenings Date: 1688

FOUNTAIN VERSAILLES 1695
Fontaine de LObelisque, Versailles, France. Date: 1695

VERSAILLES / FOUNTAINS
The Fontaine de Latone, Versailles. Date: mid 18th century

1897 / RUSSIA / PETERHOF
The royal residence at Peterhof, known as The Russian Versailles, founded by Peter the Great. Date: 1897

POLISH GERMAN TREATY
Germany signs a 10 year nonaggression pact with Poland despite the Versailles snake that should have kept them apart - German land had been given to Poland in 1919. Date: 1934

Versailles - Greed Revenge
Greed, revenge and other devils gloat over the Treaty of Versailles. Date: 1919

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