House of Commons Illustration

A colour illustration of a large hall. A vast golden chandelier hangs from the high ceiling. The room is lit by its candles and other candles on sconces. Three large arched windows on the end wall show that it is dark outside. The hall has mezzanine galleries to the left and right and tiered bench seating with green cushions below. In the flat centre of the room is a very large table draped in green. Three men in white wigs and dressed in black are writing there. There is a golden staff laid at the front of the table. A man in a wig and gown sits on a large wooden chair leaning on its arms. The back of the chair is very tall and ornately carved topped with a golden royal crest and several bright candles on sconces. The tiered seating is full of men dressed in various colours, some with wigs or hats and some without. Men lean over the upper left balcony. A man is standing to the right of the large table gesturing with his arms as though speaking.

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Title

House of Commons Illustration

Subject

illustration
House of Commons

Description

An illustration of the House of Commons

Creator

Ackermann, Rudolph
Pyne, W. H.
Combe, William
Pugin, Augustus Charles
Rowlandson, Thomas

Source

British Library

Publisher

Ackermann, Rudolph

Date

1808-1810

Rights

You may use this image in accordance with the license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

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Original Format

illustration

Collection

Private collections

Citation

Ackermann, Rudolph et al., “House of Commons Illustration,” The Dickens Code, accessed June 24, 2025, https://dickenscode.omeka.net/items/show/84.

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