The polling. [graphic] / Plate III

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Title: The polling. [graphic] / Plate III
Creator: Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, printmaker
Contributor: Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, artist.
Cave, François Morellon La, active approximately 1700-1766, printmaker.
Published / Created: published 20 Febry. 1758 as the act directs.
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Wm. Hogarth
Abstract: "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"--British Museum online catalogue
Description: Title engraved above image.
Third in a series Four prints of an election.
Sheet trimmed to plate mark.
Dedication engraved 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.
Provenance: Purchased from John Grant, Ltd., August 1940; Formerly owned by Charles Kinnaird, 8th Lord Kinnaird of Inchture (1780-1826).
Extent: 1 print : sheet 43.4 x 51 cm
Edition: [State 2].
Language: English

Genre: Satires (Visual works) England 1758
Engravings England London 1758
Etchings England London 1758
Annotations (Provenance) 18th century
Material: etching and engraving ; and laid paper.
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Geographic): Great Britain
Subject (Topic): Politics and government
Card games
Carriages & coaches
Crowds
Political elections
Riots
Subjects: Great Britain > Politics and government > 1714-1760
Card games
Carriages & coaches
Crowds
Political elections
Riots
England > 1758
England > London > 1758
18th century
Steevens, George, 1736-1800 > Ownership
Perrins, Charles William Dyson, 1864-1958 > Ownership
Kinnaird, Charles Kinnaird, Baron, 1780-1826 > Ownership

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