A somewhat odd French 9th degree “tableau” for the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite. It appears that we are looking at nine masters who are sent out to look for the body of Hiram. One of them rushes forward (and thus stands up straight) and the other eight remain behind (and are thus sitting). Therefor, this image belongs to an “Elu”/”Elect”/vengeance degree.
18th century painting from Mons, Belgium. They are reproduced online and in print on several places. Facsimiles of the entire collection appear in Dix-Sept Tableaux Symboliques du XVIIIe Siecle (1992) by Maurice-Aurélien Arnould (1914-2001)