The Humours of an Election
Print
c.1755 (engraved)
c.1755 (engraved)
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The Polling; After Hogarth's 1755 oil painting of the same name; Depicting voters declaring their support for the Whigs (orange) or Tories (blue), while agents from both sides employ unscrupulous tactics; Engraving print on paper.
object details
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| Additional Title | The Polling |
| Materials and Techniques | engraving print on paper |
| Brief Description | The Polling; Part of the series 'The Humours of an Election'; After William Hogarth's 1755 oil painting of the same name; Engraving print on paper; Engraved by William Hogarth and Le Cave; English School; c.1755. |
| Physical Description | The Polling; After Hogarth's 1755 oil painting of the same name; Depicting voters declaring their support for the Whigs (orange) or Tories (blue), while agents from both sides employ unscrupulous tactics; Engraving print on paper. |
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| Marks and Inscriptions | 'Engrav'd by W. Hogarth and Le Cave' |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Rev. Alexander Dyce |
| Object history | This series of engravings are taken from the four oil paintings produced by Hogarth in 1755, also called 'The Humours of an Election'. They illustrate the election of a member of parliament in Oxfordshire in 1754. |
| Production | The second engraver of this print is recorded as only 'Le Cave', this is most probably Francois Morellon La Cave. |
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| Bibliographic Reference | DYCE COLLECTION. A Catalogue of the Paintings, Miniatures, Drawings, Engravings, Rings and Miscellaneous Objects Bequeathed by The Reverend Alexander Dyce. London : South Kensington Museum : Printed by G.E. Eyre and W. Spottiswoode for H.M.S.O., 1874. |
| Other Number | 3/4 - series number |
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| Accession Number | DYCE.2788 |
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| record created | April 16, 2010 |
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