The Icelandic Thing, W. G. Collingwood, circa 1897

A romanticised view of the session of lögrétta, the legislative section of the althing (icelandic mediaeval general assembly in years 930–1262) which was held at the foot of the rock called lögberg ("law rock"). Object Type: drawing. Date: circa 1897. Dimensions: height: 69 cm (27.1 in); width: 90 cm (35.4 in). Medium: watercolor. Collection: British Museum. Althingi