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Photograph a work in the Palace of Versailles and Lensmark tells you who made it, when, and why it matters, with every fact linked to its source.

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Palace of Versailles

Versailles, France

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Illustrative photo demo

Illustrative collection

  1. Take a permitted photo Use a photo allowed by the museum's current rules.
  2. Read the sourced history When Lensmark can verify the work, it explains what the sources support and links to them. When it cannot, it says so plainly.
  3. Ask a follow-up Continue with a question about the work's maker, age or significance.
  4. Your Palace of Versailles walk saves itself. Just take pictures. Each work is kept with its sourced history, grouped by day.

Images in the demo: The Coronation of Napoleon, Jacques-Louis David with Georges Rouget, 1808–1822; Marie-Antoinette, Queen of France, and Her Children, Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun, 1787. Both are Palace of Versailles works reproduced from public-domain files on Wikimedia Commons.

What the Palace of Versailles collection covers

The Palace of Versailles holds the history of a royal residence and a museum within the same walls. Louis-Philippe inaugurated the Museum of the History of France here in 1837. Historic galleries

Paintings and sculpture depict the people and events of French history, alongside royal portraits, decorative arts and historic interiors. David's Coronation painting and Vigée Le Brun's portrait of Marie-Antoinette and her children offer two different views of power.

Its collection strengths include French historical painting, royal portraiture, decorative arts, and architectural interiors.

  • The Coronation of Napoleon

    Jacques-Louis David

    Date
    1808–1822

    David's monumental painting shows the coronation of Empress Josephine. Versailles holds this second version as MV 7156; the earlier painting is in the Louvre.

    Read the museum record

  • Louis XIV in Grand Royal Costume

    Hyacinthe Rigaud

    Date
    About 1701–1702

    Rigaud's royal portrait became an emblem of absolute monarchy. The Palace's account shows Louis XIV wearing court dress and the royal insignia.

    Read the museum record

  • Marie-Antoinette, Queen of France, and Her Children

    Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun

    Date
    1787

    Vigée Le Brun painted Marie-Antoinette with her children. Louis XVI commissioned the portrait in 1785; the museum records the finished painting as MV 4520.

    Read the museum record

These are collection records, not confirmation that the works are on display today.

Check the photography rules first

The Palace of Versailles permits photography in permanent exhibition spaces for private use, without flash, tripods, selfie sticks or professional accessories; professional, collective and commercial uses require prior written permission, and temporary exhibitions may have separate restrictions. Read its current visitor conditions and follow gallery signs before taking a photo. Palace of Versailles photography policy

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