"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., Ms. note in pencil in Steevens's hand above print: 1st impression., Sheet trimmed to: 43.4 x 55.7 cm., and Formerly on page 174 in volume 2. Removed in 2012 by LWL conservator.
Publisher:
Wm. Hogarth
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain
Subject (Topic):
Politics and government, Card games, Carriages & coaches, Crowds, Political elections, and Riots
Plate 41. Queen Charlotte's collection of Hogarth works.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
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 state with the words 'Milicia Bill' on the coat pocket of the crippled voter in the left foreground., Third in a series Four prints of an election., 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., 1 print : etching and engraving on laid paper ; plate mark 43.6 x 55.9 cm, on sheet 46 x 59 cm., and Plate 41 in the album: Queen Charlotte's collection of Hogarth works.
Publisher:
Wm. Hogarth.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain
Subject (Topic):
Politics and government, Card games, Carriages & coaches, Crowds, Political elections, and Riots
"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., and 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.
Publisher:
Wm. Hogarth
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain
Subject (Topic):
Politics and government, Card games, Carriages & coaches, Crowds, Political elections, and Riots
Plate 41. Queen Charlotte's collection of Hogarth works.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
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 state with the words 'Milicia Bill' on the coat pocket of the crippled voter in the left foreground., Third in a series Four prints of an election., and 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.
Publisher:
Wm. Hogarth.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain
Subject (Topic):
Politics and government, Card games, Carriages & coaches, Crowds, Political elections, and Riots
