, ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 9 . ▁It ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁paint ings ▁commission ed ▁from ▁Or pen ▁to ▁comm emor ate ▁the ▁Peace ▁Conference ▁at ▁Vers a illes ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 9 . ▁ ▁The ▁work ▁is ▁held ▁by ▁the ▁Imperial ▁War ▁Museum ▁in ▁London . ▁ ▁Background ▁Or pen ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁people ▁chosen ▁as ▁a ▁war ▁artist ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Information ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 7 . ▁Or pen ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁official ▁painter ▁at ▁the ▁peace ▁conference ▁and ▁was ▁commission ed ▁to ▁paint ▁three ▁can v ases ▁to ▁record ▁the ▁proceed ings . ▁The ▁work ▁was ▁the ▁most ▁expensive ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁public ▁art ▁comm issions ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁First ▁World ▁War : ▁Or pen ▁was ▁paid ▁£ 3 , 0 0 0 ; ▁by ▁comparison , ▁John ▁S inger ▁S argent ▁received ▁£ 3 0 0 ▁for ▁his ▁much ▁larger ▁painting ▁G ass ed . ▁ ▁The ▁painting ▁dep ict s ▁the ▁signature ▁of ▁the ▁Tre aty ▁of ▁Vers a illes ▁by ▁represent atives ▁from ▁Germany ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁June ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁that ▁formally ▁ended ▁the ▁First ▁World ▁War . ▁The ▁group ▁portrait ▁dep ict s ▁soldiers , ▁diplom ats ▁and ▁polit icians ▁who ▁attended ▁the ▁conference ▁while ▁the ▁treat y ▁was ▁signed ▁in ▁the ▁op ul ent ▁surr ound ings ▁of ▁Louis ▁XIV ' s ▁Hall ▁of ▁Mir ror s ▁at ▁the ▁Palace ▁of ▁Vers a illes . ▁High ▁up ▁can ▁be ▁seen