Boston Public LibraryEnglish Caricature and Political Satire, 18th and 19th Centuries / William Hogarth (1697-1764). Prints / British Artists
Pl. 3. The polling
Item Information
- Title:
- Pl. 3. The polling
- Title (alt.):
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The polling, plate III
- Description:
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A rural scene with a polling booth where ailing reserve voters 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.
- Artist:
- Hogarth, William, 1697-1764
- Engraver:
- Cave, François Morellon La, active approximately 1700-1766
- Name on Item:
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Engraved by W. Hogarth & Le Cave
- Date:
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(c) February 20, 1758
- Format:
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Prints
- Genre:
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Etchings
Engravings
Satires (Visual works)
Restrikes
- Location:
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Boston Public Library
Arts Department - Collection (local):
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William Hogarth (1697-1764). Prints
- Subjects:
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Crowds
Voting
Political elections
- Extent:
- 1 print : etching and engraving ; plate mark 44 x 56 cm
- Permalink:
- https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/5138jv67z
- Terms of Use:
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No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
- Language:
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English
- Notes:
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Title from catalogue raisonné.
Alternative title from item.
Paulson: 200
Inscription on item: to the Honble Sr Edward Walpole Knight of the Bath. This Plate is most humbly Inscrib'd By his most Obedient humble Servant Wm. Hogarth.
- Notes (date):
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Date from item.
- Notes (citation):
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Paulson, Ronald. "Hogarth's Graphic Works." The Print Room, 1989, London.
- Notes (object):
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Third plate of the Four Prints of an Election series. This is a restrike of the third state. The words "Milicia Bill" appears on the coat of the voter with the hand hook in the left foreground.
- Identifier:
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18_06_000124
- Barcode:
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36666003801293
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