An oil painting of four impeccably dressed diplomats in a formal 19th-century office, negotiating a treaty.

A dramatic 19th-century academic oil painting in the style of Robert Harris and the Treaty of Paris. Four diplomats, posed and facing toward the viewer, captured with the same formal, staged composition as Robert Harris’s Conference at Quebec, 1864. On the left, two impeccably dressed Latino diplomats in dark suits rise from their ornate couch, eagerly reaching for a treaty. In the center, a stern, slightly darker-skinned mediator presents the document, his expression controlled. On the right, a cautious, well-dressed Asian vice president sits back on a gilded couch, suspicious and hesitant to sign. Behind him, a heavy carved desk supports scattered papers, with a faint portrait of the absent Chancellor-President above it. The golden civic palace office glows with gilded table, polished wood, and opulent décor. The scene is formal, posed, and full of historical gravitas, evoking the look of 19th-century state portraits of negotiations. See more