the painting is on the right wall when you walk in after Killing the Archivist. Should look like 3 moons I believe. just click on it and take your painting.

if it brings a smile to my face, i deserve to see it! if anyone else agrees, heres how the painting look like: http://img446.imageshack.us/img446/9338/ofloveandfamily7mt.png

Here's what the painting looks like.
http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q30/king!@#$erchicken/painting.jpg

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The painting is deep within the instance and you definitely need a group to do it.&nbsp Prior to the last patch, you could be in a raid to do it, however since the patch you can only do this with a 5 man team, making it vastly more difficult to do.

I'm at this stage and hope to put together a group ASAP, because I want the reward!

Aight, here's whatcha do. The painting is in the Archivist's room, directly across from Balnazzar's room, and on the right wall as you walk in.

If you're in a 5-man, simply hit it after the Archivist and his buddies go down, and you're done.

In a raid, it's a bit more complicated.
1) Beat Balnazzar (duh), this causes Scourge mobs to spawn all throughout the bastion.
2) There is one set of mobs between Balnazzar's room and the Archivist's room after Balnazzar dies, have your raid kill them. If you're a rogue or a druid, who is level 60, you can skip this step and stealth past the mobs (more at step 3.5) DISCLAIMER: With the patch and true sight added to numerous Stratholme mobs, you may not be able to stealth past, I advise doing it the main way to be safe.
3) Ask to be given leadership over the raid, wait for everyone to leave the instance, and once everyone but yourself is out, let everyone leave and/or kick any stragglers.
3.5) *For druids and rogues only, others go to step 4* The mobs will probably detect you at any lower than 60 unless you have Nightscape Boots, Improved Prowl, MoD, etc. If you pass them safely, and are lower than 60, you run the risk of aggroing them while you chip the painting. To avoid this, position yourself as far away from the door as possible while still being able to hit the painting, as described in step 4.
4) Hit the painting, it chips it and reveals your other painting (although you do not need to loot the real painting).

This worked before the most recent patch prior to this date, I haven't tested it to see if it still works. Enjoy.

Well... I 5 manned both scarlet and UD stratholme before, but I didnt have this quest :(. I want that cloak, too. I did it with a priest (me), a druid, a warrior, a mage, and a hunter. I was suprised at how well we did. We killed the baron on our first try and didnt wipe once in the UD side.

solo'd as a 60 rogue (without engineering) its the hardest thing ive ever had to stealth but it can be done with a lot of luck, just have to hope and prey there are only 3 mobs guarding the two doors (sap blind prep blind open vanish) and that evasion works well enough to loot the painting while the archivist tries to&nbsp hit you :D

the other day i got all the way myself. even though i entered throug main entrance. i didnt go through market thingy ... you just gotta "jump" the stealth detecting mobs ..

Need:
Preparation (always good if something goes wrong)
loads of limited invulnerability potions
Magic dust (sleep) .. loot rom lvl 18 mobs in westfall (lol)
some destraction (barov trinket, target dumm you name it)

what you do is : when you see a stealth detecting mob / group of mobs you just find a place nearby to unstealth. you shoot the mob / group . when they run for you , you drink potion and activate sprint and when you run out of their agro range you vanish .. that way you pass the groups. when you are inside the building its cake. even opening the door. sap mage, cheap shot monk, run to door, drink potion and open door , vanish ... cake! ... then go to the last guy where tha painting is , activate distraction (trinket) and that should buy you time to loot the painting. i didnt have trinket last time i made it to the painting therefore i didnt get it but im sure i can do it next time ..

gl ! :)

Its easy to do it just dont pull and have a mage/rogue/warrior/priest/druid feral+healer or 1 more warrior.sheep/sap and use range weapones for pulling.

As of 1.8 this does NOT work

just do it the way it's supposed to be done - in a 5 man ... none of this "leave raid, dance naked in ironforge, throw rocks at scarlet ppl" crap. It's not even hard ...

think its on the way to the postmaster

The room that the painting is in is opposite of the room where Balnazzar is.

well from the 1.6, i've tested a solo run through strat.

Without mod (0/5) you just can't get through the first mobs, even though you are 60.

Suck

where the hell is this? didnt see any "painting" anywhere to my way to balnazzar

As of 28.09.05, being leader in a raid and being the last person in the instance and group *does* work.

What is the Reward ?

the guy that needs the painting called Tirion Fordring is at cosmos 7.43. those who hasen't cosmos. he is in EPL almost at the cave over the bridge that leads to WPL.

anyone think i might be able 2 open it when i leave the raid group fast pickup the painting and go into group agina?

--> thansz

where the hell is this? didnt see any "painting" anywhere to my way to balnazzar

As of one of the latest patches, this quest can only be completed in a non-raid group of 5. The painting is in the Archivist's room on the wall. You can only 'open' it in a non-raid group, to collect the item.

Damn it... 1.9 doesn't work if you reform as a 5 man or be the last person in the raid

Edited, Sun Jan 15 22:52:02 2006

wheres quest (A)? cuz this is quest (B)

*double post*

Edited, Wed Sep 28 05:25:59 2005

If you get to the room opposite Balnazzar's room in a raid group then leave group and reform party with only 5 or less members you can complete the quest.

Follow-up quest is: Find Myranda.

It's in the room WITH Archivist Galford. You loot the object like a chest- not like that other guy said. 05-09-2007