The Humours of an Election

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Artist/Maker	Grignion, Charles (engraver) Hogarth, William (artist)
Place of origin	England (made)

Canvassing for Votes; Depicting Tory and Whig agents outside a tavern, both attempting to bribe a farmer to vote for them; After Hogarth's 1755 oil painting of the same name; Engraving print on paper.

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Categories	Prints Politics
Object type	Print
Titles	The Humours of an Election (series title) Canvassing for Votes
Materials and techniques	engraving print on paper Paper Printing Ink Engraving
Brief description	Canvassing for Votes; 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 Charles Grignion; English School; c.1755.
Physical description	Canvassing for Votes; Depicting Tory and Whig agents outside a tavern, both attempting to bribe a farmer to vote for them; After Hogarth's 1755 oil painting of the same name; Engraving print on paper.
Style	English School
Marks and inscriptions	'Engrav'd by C. Grignion'
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.
Subjects depicted	Politics Election Bribery Corruption Satire Men Woman Tankards Tavern Pipes Signs
Associated objects	DYCE.2786 (Series) DYCE.2788 (Series) DYCE.2789 (Series)
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	2/4 - series number
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	DYCE.2787

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Record created	April 16, 2010
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1157956/the-humours-of-an-election-print-grignion-charles/

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