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Excise Office, Broad Street

Thomas Rowlandson

Cleveland Museum of Art

The image depicts a large room with a high ceiling; the walls are beige with white trim. There are two large openings on the right; one holds a dark-brown door and the other is an arched window. On the left wall is a large window; on the back wall are four columns in front of a raised platform. On the back wall, there is a large emblem with a shield in the center flanked by two beasts. The room contains approximately 25 people wearing 18th-century clothing; they are mostly men. The people are standing and conversing. The floor is tan. The image caption reads "EXCISE OFFICE, BROAD STREET".

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750 × 620 px
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