How does the illustration relate to the description of a Great House in the text? The text describes the purpose of a Great House, but the illustration shows only the enslaved people’s quarters. The text describes the enslaved people’s quarters of a Great House, but the illustration shows only the Great House. The illustration shows what a Great House looked like from the outside, while the text explains what a Great House looked like from the inside. The illustration shows an empty Great House, while the text explains that wealthy plantation owners lived mostly in their European residences.