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Title
Palace of Versailles, France
Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection

Palaces -- France -- Versailles

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1892
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC PAL--Fra--Ve
Topics
Castles & palaces -- France
Château de Versailles (Versailles, France)
Genres
Views
Notes
Content: Printed on border: "This wonderful building with its extensive park was the home of Louis XIV, who caused it to be erected here at a cost of two hundred millions of dollars. The stories of the number of men and horses employed in its construction border on the fabulous. Voltaire called it "The abyss of expenses" Includes additional text.
Source note: Glimpses of the world : a portfolio of photographs of the marvellous works of God and man. (Chicago : Peale, 1892, 1907) Stoddard, John L. (John Lawson) (1850-1931), Author.
Physical Description
Halftone photomechanical prints
Extent: 25 x 27 cm (9 3/4 x 10 1/2 in.)
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b17556487
Barcode: 33333159479126
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): e8d305f0-c560-012f-8a43-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1892: Issued
  • 2014: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Palace of Versailles, France" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1892. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e2-eb16-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Palace of Versailles, France" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 18, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e2-eb16-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1892). Palace of Versailles, France Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e2-eb16-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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Palace of Versailles, France