The Devonshire, or Most Approved Method of Securing Votes

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Artist/Maker	W. Humphrey (publisher) Thomas Rowlandson (artist)
Place of origin	London (published)

Caricature of the Duchess of Devonshire canvassing for votes. Lettered with title etc. and 'Pubd April 12th. 1784 by W. Humphrey No 227 Strand'.

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Categories	Politics Satire Caricatures & Cartoons Prints
Object type	Caricature
Title	The Devonshire, or Most Approved Method of Securing Votes (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	etching Printing Ink Etching
Brief description	Thomas Rowlandson. The Devonshire, or Most Approved Method of Securing Votes. 12 April 1784.
Physical description	Caricature of the Duchess of Devonshire canvassing for votes. Lettered with title etc. and 'Pubd April 12th. 1784 by W. Humphrey No 227 Strand'.
Dimensions	Height: 24.38cm Width: 34.93cm Taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1953 London: HMSO 1963
Marks and inscriptions	'Pubd April 12th. 1784 by W. Humphrey No 227 Strand' (Lettered with title etc. and)
Credit line	Given by Allan Wade
Subject depicted	Caricatures
Bibliographic reference	Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1953 London: HMSO, 1963
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.3464-1953

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O587827/the-devonshire-or-most-approved-caricature-thomas-rowlandson/

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