Palais de Versailles-La Galerie des Batailles
Subject(s): Art museums, Busts, Château de Versailles (Versailles, France), Painting, Rugs, Tapestry, Travels, Voyages and travels
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Postcard showing a large hallway lined with paintings and busts. Charles C. Myers identifies it as one of the galleries in the south wing of the Palace of Versailles. He comments on the gallery’s dimensions and notes that there are paintings of battles scenes of the American Revolutionary War. Myers discusses the art of making the tapestries and rugs also on display in the gallery.
Comments and Context
In Charles C. Myers’s own words, “This is one of the galleries of the south wing of the palace. This hall is 400 ft long and 45 ft wide, but is divided in the middle by a set of columns. In the far end of the hall is to be seen many rare paintings and battle scenes and many scenes in America during the Revolutionary War. The siege of Yorktown in 1781 is one of the most prominent paintings in the hall. Here in the near end of the hall that which appears to be paintings is very fine tapestries and all amde [sic] by hand, representing battle scenes of the 13th to 16th centuries. The art of making these fine tapestries seems to be a secret kept by a certain sect or class of people and passed on to the next generation. This tapestry work is still done is Paris but is so expensive that few are made for other than Royal families. From across the room you would be willing to take oath that these tapestry pieces were fine paintings.”
Collection
Creation Date
1910
Creator(s)
Unknown; Myers, Charles C. (Charles Cleveland), 1879-1942
Language
English
Period
African Safari (March 1909-1910)
Page Count
2
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Palais de Versailles-La Galerie des Batailles. [1910]. Charles C. Myers Collection.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o310201. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Unknown; Myers, Charles C. (Charles Cleveland), 1879-1942. Palais de Versailles-La Galerie des Batailles. [1910]. Multi-image.
Charles C. Myers Collection. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. May 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o310201.
APA:
Unknown; Myers, Charles C. (Charles Cleveland), 1879-1942., [1910]. Palais de Versailles-La Galerie des Batailles.
Charles C. Myers Collection. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o310201.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Charles C. Myers Collection. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/charles-c-myers-collection. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Charles C. Myers Collection. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. May 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/charles-c-myers-collection.
APA:
Charles C. Myers Collection. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/charles-c-myers-collection.
