Pl. 3. The polling

Pl. 3. The polling

Item Information

Title:
Pl. 3. The polling
Title (alt.):
The polling, plate III
Description:
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
Publisher:
Hogarth, William, 1697-1764
Engraver:
Cave, François Morellon La, active approximately 1700-1766
Name on Item:
Engraved by W. Hogarth & Le Cave
Date:
(c) February 20, 1758
Format:
Prints
Genre:
Etchings
Engravings
Satires (Visual works)
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
William Hogarth (1697-1764). Prints
Subjects:
Crowds
Voting
Political elections
Extent:
1 print : etching and engraving ; plate mark 44 x 57 cm
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/5138jw276
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Publisher:
[William Hogarth]
Language:
English
Notes:
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):
Date from item.
Notes (citation):
Paulson, Ronald. "Hogarth's Graphic Works." The Print Room, 1989, London.
Notes (object):
Third plate of the Four Prints of an Election series. Third state. The words "Milicia Bill" appears on the coat of the voter with the hand hook in the left foreground.
Identifier:
18_06_000154
Barcode:
36666003800592