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English: 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.
Deutsch: Ein Blick auf das Innere der Spiegelsaal von Versailles, mit den Staatsoberhäupter sitzend und stehend vor einem langen Tisch.

Vordere Reihe: Dr Johannes Bell (Deutschland) unterzeichnend mit Herrn Hermann Müller über ihn gebeugt.
Mittlere Reihe (sitzend, von links nach rechts): Generall Tasker H Bliss, Kol E M House, Mr Henry White, Mr Robert Lansing, Präsident Woodrow Wilson (Vereinigte Staaten); M Georges Clemenceau (Frankreich); Mr D Lloyd George, Mr A Bonar Law, Mr Arthur J Balfour, Viscount Milner, Mr G N Barnes (Großbritannien); Der Marquis Saionzi (Japan).

Hintere Reihe (von links nach rechts): M Eleftherios Venizelos (Griechenland); Dr Affonso Costa (Portugal); Lord Riddell (Britische Presse); Sir George E Foster (Kanada); M Nikola Pachitch (Serbien); M Stephen Pichon (Frankreich); Kol Sir Maurice Hankey, Mr Edwin S Montagu (Großbritannien); der Maharadscha von Bikaner (Indien); Signor Vittorio Emanuele Orlando (Italien); M Paul Hymans (Belgien); Generall Louis Botha (Südafrika); Mr W M Hughes (Australien).
Español: Una vista del interior de la Galería de los Espejos de Versalles, con los jefes de estado sentado y de pie ante una larga mesa.

Primera fila: Dr Johannes Bell (Alemania) firmar con el señor Hermann Muller, inclinado sobre él.
Fila central (sentados, de izquierda a derecha): General Tasker H. Bliss, Col EM Cámara, el Sr. Henry Blanco, el Sr. Robert Lansing, el presidente Woodrow Wilson (Estados Unidos), M Georges Clemenceau (Francia), Sr. D. Lloyd George, el Sr. A Bonar Law, el señor Arthur Balfour J, Vizconde Milner, el Sr. GN Barnes (Gran Bretaña), El Marqués Saionzi (Japón).

Segunda fila (de izquierda a derecha): M Elefterio Venizelos (Grecia); Dr. Affonso Costa (Portugal); Señor Riddell (Prensa Británica), Sir George E Foster (Canadá), M Nikola Pachitch (Serbia); M Stephen Pichon (Francia), Col Sr. Maurice Hankey, el Sr. Edwin S Montagu (Gran Bretaña), el Maharajá de Bikaner (India), señor Vittorio Emanuele Orlando (Italia); Paul M Hymans (Bélgica), General Louis Botha (Sudáfrica), el Sr. WM Hughes (Australia)
Français : Une vue de l'intérieur de la Galerie des Glaces à Versailles, avec les chefs d'Etat assis et debout devant une longue table.

Première rangée: Dr Johannes Bell (Allemagne) en posant sa signature, avec M. Hermann Muller, penchée sur lui.
Rangée du milieu (assis, de gauche à droite): général Tasker H Bliss, Col EM Chambre, M. Henry White, M. Robert Lansing, le président Woodrow Wilson (États-Unis); M Georges Clemenceau (France), M. D Lloyd George, M. A Bonar Law, Arthur Balfour, M. J, Vicomte Milner, Barnes GN M. (Grande-Bretagne); Le Marquis Saionzi (Japon).

Rangée arrière (de gauche à droite): M Eleftherios Venizelos (Grèce); Dr Affonso Costa (Portugal); Lord Riddell (presse britannique); Sir George E Foster (Canada); M Nikola Pachitch (Serbie); M Stephen Pichon (France) ; Col Sir Maurice Hankey, Mr. Edwin S Montagu (Grande-Bretagne), le maharajah de Bikaner (Inde); Signor Vittorio Emanuele Orlando (Italie); M Paul Hymans (Belgique), le général Botha Louis (Afrique du Sud); Mr. WM Hughes (Australie).
Italiano: Una veduta dell'interno della Sala degli Specchi a Versailles, con i capi di stato seduti e in piedi davanti a un lungo tavolo.

Prima fila: Dr Johannes Bell (Germania), posando la sua firma, con Herr Hermann Muller china su di lui.
Seconda fila (seduti, da sinistra a destra): General Tasker H Bliss, Col EM House, Mr Henry White, Robert Lansing, il presidente Woodrow Wilson (Stati Uniti); M Georges Clemenceau (Francia); signor D Lloyd George, il signor A Bonar Law, signor Arthur J Balfour, Visconte Milner, signor GN Barnes (Gran Bretagna), Il marchese Saionzi (Giappone).

Seconda fila (da sinistra a destra): M Elefterio Venizelos (Grecia); Dr Affonso Costa (Portogallo); Signore Riddell (Stampa britannica); E Sir George Foster (Canada); M Nikola Pachitch (Serbia); M Stephen Pichon (Francia); Col Sir Maurice Hankey, signor Edwin S Montagu (Gran Bretagna), il Maharajah di Bikaner (India), il signor Vittorio Emanuele Orlando (Italia); Paul M Hymans (Belgio), il generale Louis Botha (Sud Africa); signor WM Hughes (Australia).
Nederlands: Zicht op het binnenste van de Spiegelzaal te Versailles, met regeringsleiders zittend en staand rondom een lange tafel.

Voorste Rij: Dr. Johannes Bell (Duitsland) tekenend, met Herr Herman Muller die over hem heen leunt.
Middelste rij (zittend, van links naar rechts): Generaal Tasker H. Bliss, Kolonel E.M. House, Mr. Henry White, Mr. Robert Lansing, President Woodrow Wilson (Verenigde Staten); M. Georges Clemenceau (Frankrijk); Mr. D. Lloyd George, Mr. A. Bonar Law, Mr. Arthur J. Balfour, Burggraaf Milner, Mr. G.N. Barnes (Groot-Brittannië); de Markies Saionzi (Japan).

Achterste rij (van links naar rechts): M. Eleftherios Venizelos (Griekenland); Dr. Affonso Costa (Portugal); Lord Riddell (Britse pers); Sir George E. Foster (Canada); M. Nikola Pachitch (Servië); M. Stephen Pichon (Frankrijk); Kolonel Sir Maurice Hankey, Mr. Edwin S. Montagu (Groot-Brittannië); de Maharadja van Bikaner (India); Signor Vittorio Emanuele Orlando (Italië); M. Paul Hymans (België); Generaal Louis Botha (Zuid Afrika); Mr. W.M. Hughes (Australië).
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Source Imperial War Museum London, http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/20780
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William Orpen  (1878–1931)  wikidata:Q922483
 
William Orpen
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Orpen, Sir William Newenham Montague, Gulielmus Orpen
Description Irish painter and visual artist
Date of birth/death 27 November 1878 Edit this at Wikidata 29 September 1931 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Stillorgan, County Dublin London
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