Pl. 4. Chairing the members

Pl. 4. Chairing the members

Item Information

Title:
Pl. 4. Chairing the members
Title (alt.):
Chairing the members, plate 4
Description:
Scene in a country town with two newly-elected members of parliament (one a representation of George Bubb Dodington, the other visible only as a shadow on a distant wall) carried shoulder-high along the street, led by a blind and ragged fiddler and surrounded by a chaotic and disreputable crowd.
Artist:
Hogarth, William, 1697-1764
Engraver:
Aveline, François-Antoine, 1718-1780
Name on Item:
Engraved by W. Hogarth & F. Aveline
Date:
(c) January 1, 1758
Format:
Prints
Genre:
Etchings
Engravings
Satires (Visual works)
Restrikes
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
William Hogarth (1697-1764). Prints
Subjects:
Crowds
Fighting
Political elections
Dodington, George Bubb, Baron of Melcombe Regis, 1691-1762
Extent:
1 print : etching and engraving ; plate mark 44 x 56 cm
Permalink:
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Terms of Use:
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Language:
English
Notes:
Title from catalogue raisonné.
Alternative title from item.
Paulson: 201
Inscription on item: To the Honble George Hay, one of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, &c. &c. This Plate is most humbly Inscrib'd By his most Obedient humble Servant, Will'm Hogarth.
Notes (date):
Date from item.
Notes (citation):
Paulson, Ronald. "Hogarth's Graphic Works." The Print Room, 1989, London.
Notes (object):
The fourth plate of the Four Prints of an Election series. This is a restrike of the third state. The word Indintur has been added to paper at the upper window of the right-hand building.
Identifier:
18_06_000123
Barcode:
36666003801301