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William Hogarth
1697-1764
The polling / engrav'd by W. Hogarth & Le Cave.
Published
[London] : Published 20 Febry. 1758. As the Act directs, [1758]
engraving
image: 15 11/16 x 21 1/8 inches (398 x 537 mm); sheet: 17 x 22 inches (432 x 559 mm)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan, 1900.
Peel 1226
Notes
With the words "Plate III" following caption title.
Dedication below image: To the Honble. Sr. Edward Walpole Knight of the Bath. This Plate is most humbly Inscrib'd By, his most Obedient humble Servant Willm. Hogarth.
Library's copy trimmed within plate mark.
Dedication below image: To the Honble. Sr. Edward Walpole Knight of the Bath. This Plate is most humbly Inscrib'd By, his most Obedient humble Servant Willm. Hogarth.
Library's copy trimmed within plate mark.
Provenance
Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.
Summary
A rural scene with a hustings where ailing men are being brought to vote and the able-bodied are amusing themselves with a drawing of one of the candidates, an execution broadside and a gin bottle; in the middle ground a coach bearing the sign of the Union Flag has collapsed, but its female passenger (Britannia) is unable to gain the attention of her coachmen who are absorbed in a card game; beyond, a bridge across a river is crowded with a riotous procession.
Associated names
Cave, François Morellon La, active approximately 1700-1766, engraver.
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
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