Body of one or more persons that is subordinate to a deliberative assembly

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The aldermen of Paris reviewing plans for a statue of King Louis XIV; behind, seen in a mirror, the banquet held in 1687 to celebrate the recovery of the king from illness. Line engraving by P. Chenu after C.N. Cochin after N. de Largillière.

St. Elisabeth Hospital, Haarlem, the Netherlands: Committee Room. Collotype by L. van Leer & Co.

A parish council meeting. Colour process print after C.L. Jessen (Jessen-Deetzbüll), 1905.

Seven members of the French committee on vaccination rail at Tapp, a health officer who resists the new discovery. Coloured etching, c. 1800.

Seven members of the French committee on vaccination rail against Tapp, who resists the new discovery. Line engraving, c. 1800.

A two-headed multi-legged creature above a a shattered pot with emanating rays with Hindi lettering relating to the shattering effects of AIDS; an advertisement by the Indian Committee of Youth Organizations. Colour lithograph, ca. 1995.

The negative impression of 3 profile male faces in red and black with a message about the need to fight against AIDS and risky behaviour; an advertisement by the Independent Anti-AIDS Committee in Valladolid. Colour lithograph.

The Green Bag Committee investigating allegations of sedition and unrest. Coloured etching by L. Marks, 1817.

A pot, a two-headed multi-legged creature and smaller symbols relating to ways in which AIDS is not transmitted including mosquitoes, hands shaking and a hospital bed; an advertisement issued by the Indian Committee of Youth Organizations. Colour lithograph, ca. 1995.

Thomas Bambridge, warden of the Fleet prison, before a committee of the House of Commons visiting the prisons. Engraving by T. Cook after W. Hogarth.

Members of the French exhibition committee meeting in Copenhagen. Engraving by F. Jasinski after P. S. Kroyer, 1888.

Members of a parliamentary committee sit round an oblong table; above are upper tiers where the chairman and clerk sit 'framing' a report on the fraudster, Christopher Atkinson. Engraving by J. Gillray, 1782.

A new doctor being vetted by a local parish committee. Wood engraving after J. Leech.

Seven elderly men in discussion around a table. Etching by F. Grose.

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Committees

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Images referencing Committees

Works from the collections

Seven members of the French committee on vaccination rail against Tapp, who resists the new discovery. Line engraving, c. 1800.

Members of the French exhibition committee meeting in Copenhagen. Engraving by F. Jasinski after P. S. Kroyer, 1888.

Members of a parliamentary committee sit round an oblong table; above are upper tiers where the chairman and clerk sit 'framing' a report on the fraudster, Christopher Atkinson. Engraving by J. Gillray, 1782.

A new doctor being vetted by a local parish committee. Wood engraving after J. Leech.

Seven elderly men in discussion around a table. Etching by F. Grose.

Committees

Images from the collections

Images referencing Committees

Works from the collections

Seven members of the French committee on vaccination rail against Tapp, who resists the new discovery. Line engraving, c. 1800.

Members of the French exhibition committee meeting in Copenhagen. Engraving by F. Jasinski after P. S. Kroyer, 1888.

Members of a parliamentary committee sit round an oblong table; above are upper tiers where the chairman and clerk sit 'framing' a report on the fraudster, Christopher Atkinson. Engraving by J. Gillray, 1782.

A new doctor being vetted by a local parish committee. Wood engraving after J. Leech.

Seven elderly men in discussion around a table. Etching by F. Grose.

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