A view of the interior of the hall of mirrors at versailles, with the heads of state sitting and standing before a long table. Front row: dr johannes bell (germany) signing with herr hermann muller leaning over him. Middle row (seated, left to right): general tasker h bliss, col e m house, mr henry white, mr robert lansing, president woodrow wilson (united states); m georges clemenceau (france); mr d lloyd george, mr a bonar law, mr arthur j balfour, viscount milner, mr g n barnes (great britain); the marquis saionzi (japan). Back row (left to right): m eleutherios venizelos (greece); dr affonso costa (portugal); lord riddell (british press); sir george e foster (canada); m nikola pachitch (serbia); m stephen pichon (france); col sir maurice hankey, mr edwin s montagu (great britain); the maharajah of bikaner (india); signor vittorio emanuele orlando (italy); m paul hymans (belgium); general louis botha (south africa); mr w m hughes (australia). Note: this description was copied verbatim from the imperial war museum exhibit, where some names differ from their official spelling (muller vs müller, eleutherios vs eleftherios, affonso vs afonso, saionzi vs saionji, patchitch vs pašić, stephen vs stéphen). We keep the original text for historical accuracy. Object Type: painting. Genre: history painting. Date: 1919. Dimensions: 152.4 × 127 cm (60 × 50 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Depicted People: Georges Clemenceau, David Lloyd George, Woodrow Wilson, Johannes Bell, Hermann Müller, Tasker H. Bliss, Edward Mandell House, Henry White, Robert Lansing, Bonar Law, Arthur Balfour, Alfred Milner, 1st Viscount Milner, George Barnes, Saionji Kinmochi, Eleftherios Venizelos, Afonso Costa, George Riddell, 1st Baron Riddell, George Eulas Foster, Nikola Pašić, Stephen Pichon, Maurice Hankey, 1st Baron Hankey, Edwin Samuel Montagu, Ganga Singh, Vittorio Emanuele Orlando, Paul Hymans, Louis Botha, Billy Hughes. Collection: Imperial War Museum London. William Orpen - The Signing of Peace in the Hall of Mirrors - Detail
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