This is a drawing of a formal assembly in a grand hall. The image shows an interior with a checkerboard floor, a decorated ceiling with wooden beams, an elevated throne draped with fabric and adorned with a crest. Surrounding the throne are tiered seating sections with figures in robes and headwear. The figures are arranged in an orderly manner. The walls have intricate designs, possibly tapestries or woodwork.

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Queen Elizabeth in Parliament

Renold Elstrack (English, 1571 - 1625)

published 1608

Medium: engraving
Classification: Print
Dimensions: sheet: 30.8 × 19.5 cm (12 1/8 × 7 11/16 in.)
Culture: British
Museum: National Gallery of Art, CG-E
Credit line: Rosenwald Collection
Rights: Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it: Teens profiles and older: its subject is for older viewers (war, death, the Passion, drink or the like). How works are placed

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