Interior of the passenger liner 'Aquitania' (1914) showing the First Class Smoking Room (also called Carolean Smoking Room), on the Promenade Deck (A Deck), a view looking forward. Above the mantelpiece is a full-length portrait of James II, a copy of the painting by Sir Godfrey Kneller (the original painting is in the National Portrait Gallery, London). The carvings may have been inspired by those of the Dutch wood carver Grinling Gibbons (1648-1721). A copy of the American Declaration of Independence is visible on the right hand side of the image.

The design of the interiors on the 'Aquitania' was largely the work of Arthur Joseph Davis (1878-1951) of the architects Mewès & Davis, London. The decoration of the First Class Smoking Room was carried out by W. & E. Thornton-Smith Ltd, London.
The overall decorative scheme was said to have been inspired by a room in the Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich.