Council of Ministers Session

Indoor scene. On the left, sitting, in profile on the right, Princess Leopoldina, light brown hair, tied, earring with red stones, pearl necklace with two loops, long dress, low-cut, with short sleeves, in pink tones, white band, blue, red and yellow; left arm on table, hand holding paper; right arm supported by the arm of the chair, covered with a kind of black fringed shawl. In the center, a rectangular table with twisted legs, with a desk and feather top. Around this, from left to right: José Clemente Pereira, standing, in a gray coat, white pants, a black tie, the thumb of his right hand resting on his pants pocket; Martim Francisco Ribeiro de Andrada e Silva, seated, green jacket, arms on table; Joaquim Gonçalves Ledo, standing, gray coat, white jabo and pants, hands on table, with his left hand holding some kind of paper; José Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva, standing, green jacket with golden embroidery, white pants and socks, black shoes, sword hanging from the waist, right arm raised, hand splayed, left arm extended to the side, hand holding a chair back. In the background, on the right side, standing: Caetano Pinto de Miranda Montenegro, gray jacket and vest, white pants and jabô, right hand on a chair back; Manuel Antônio Farinha, green jacket with golden ornaments, right arm articulated at the waist, hand slightly closed; Counselor Lucas José Obes, in profile, brown coat, gray pants and socks, left hand in his pants pocket; next to this, on the upper left, Luís Pereira da Nóbrega de Sousa Coutinho. In the background, in the upper left corner, a console detail and, on top of this, a clock, chandelier and mirror. In the center and on the right, a curtain in pink, yellow and blue tones, open, showing a window and details of green and yellow foliage. Author's signature and date in the lower left corner in sepia ink: "Georgina de Albuqe / 1922".