'The Polling', Plate III from 'The Humours of an Election', 1757. Artist: William Hogarth.

'The Polling', Plate III from 'The Humours of an Election', 1757. Artist: William Hogarth.

2-636-829 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

'The Polling', Plate III from 'The Humours of an Election', 1757. This series of four plates depicts the Oxfordshire parliamentary election of 1754. An old soldier tenders his oath but is challenged by an advocate as, having lost his right hand, he cannot lay it on the book. From William Hogarth, by Austin Dobson. [Hachette Et Cie, Paris, 1904]


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People Information

Creator
  1. William Hogarth, attributed to: British, English: Artist, painter, printmaker, engraver
People Related
  1. Henry Austin Dobson: English, British: Poet and essayist

Picture Type
  1. Satire

Geographic Hierarchy

World Europe United Kingdom England Oxfordshire

  1. 51 45 00 N , 001 10 00 W

Category Hierarchy

History & Politics Politics Political Events

Artistic Representations Satires

Locations & Buildings Other

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Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 5630x4421
File Size : 72,921kb


Aliases

  1. See 39/3078
  1. 0580039617
  1. 2-636-829
  1. 2636829

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