File:The signing of the treaty of peace at Versailles, 28 June 1919.png
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[edit]Joseph Finnemore: English: The signing of the treaty of peace at Versailles, 28 June 1919 ( ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Artist |
artist QS:P170,Q6283095 |
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Title |
English: The signing of the treaty of peace at Versailles, 28 June 1919 |
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Object type |
painting object_type QS:P31,Q3305213 |
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Description |
This work was painted to commemorate the signing of the peace treaty in Versailles. It captures a moment of the signing ceremony which took place in the Hall of Mirrors in the Palace of Versailles. For all of its known imperfections, the Treaty was seen as a symbol of hope. It looked to the past and brought a formal end to the First World War. German representatives, led by the Foreign Minister Hermann Muller, had been required to sign first. President Woodrow Wilson of the United States was then the first representative of the victorious nations to sign. The British Prime Minister David Lloyd George can be seen seated at the table, adding his signature, and standing nearby is the Australian Prime Minister, William Hughes, waiting his turn amongst the other representatives of the British Empire. Hughes had been a vigorous participant at the Peace Conference, anxious that Australia make some territorial gain in the Pacific, in recognition of the sacrifices Australians had made. The French Prime Minister Georges Clemenceau signed last. The rest of the long narrow room is packed with nearly a thousand invited spectators, whispering, clattering cameras, and jostling for a better view. |
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Date |
1919 date QS:P571,+1919-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 |
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Medium |
oil on linen medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q1426327,P518,Q861259 |
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Dimensions |
height: 117 cm (46 in); width: 184.5 cm (72.6 in) dimensions QS:P2048,117U174728 dimensions QS:P2049,184.5U174728 |
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Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q782783 |
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Accession number |
ART16770 |
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Object history | Presented by William Alfred Leopold Crowle in 1969 in memory of his brother, Herbert Walter Crowle, who died at Pozieres in August 1916. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Source/Photographer | Australian War Memorial |
Licensing
[edit]Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse |
This image is protected by Crown Copyright because it is owned by the Australian Government or that of the states or territories, and is in the public domain because it was created or published prior to 1974 and the copyright has therefore expired. The government of Australia has declared that the expiration of Crown Copyrights applies worldwide. This has been confirmed by correspondence received by the Volunteer Response Team (Ticket:2017062010010417).
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