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This is a painting of a group of men in an ornate room engaged in discussion and reviewing a large map. The scene depicts several men gathered around a table in a richly decorated interior. One man, seated in an armchair, is studying a map presented by an attendant who is rolling it out on the floor. The room is furnished with chairs, a table set with glassware, and the back wall is adorned with crossed swords and firearms above the fireplace. The atmosphere suggests a sense of deliberation or planning.
National Gallery of Art · Print
A Militia Meeting
Thomas Rowlandson
- Date
- probably 1799
- Medium
- hand-colored etching
- Dimensions
- sheet: 23.7 × 35 cm (9 5/16 × 13 3/4 in.)
- Classification
- Accession number
- 1945.5.260
- Credit line
- Rosenwald Collection
- Time span
- 1776 to 1800
- Department
- CG-E
Subjects and terms
- British
- Seated figure
- interior
- architecture
- Dog
- Costume
- Figures
NGA object ID 31037. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.