[An elector for Middlesex] [art original]Woodward, G. M. (George Moutard), approximately 1760-1809, artist[approximately 1805]engA countryman, with companion horse and dog, stands outside of a city gate pleading with two guardsmen to permit him entry. His plea begins, "Hollo! you Master Whiskers don't keep me here in the cold all night. If you want to know who I am I tell you I am an Elector for Middlesex!" One guard responds, "Elector of Middlesex!! I never heard of that elector before, he must be a great man, open the gates immediately."Title and date devised by cataloger.Artist's signature inscribed in black ink in the artist's hand below image.