An Election Entertainment, plate 1 from the series Four Prints of an Election
An Election Entertainment, plate 1 from the series Four Prints of an Election

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An Election Entertainment, plate 1 from the series Four Prints of an Election,

1755

William Hogarth, 1697–1764; born and died London, England
x1954-77

Information

Title
An Election Entertainment, plate 1 from the series Four Prints of an Election
Dates

1755

Maker
William Hogarth
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
plate: 43.5 × 55.7 cm (17 1/8 × 21 15/16 in.) sheet: 44.4 x 56.7 cm (17 1/2 x 22 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Henry K. Dick, Class of 1909
Object Number
x1954-77
Place Made

Europe, England, London

Inscription
Titled above plate, upper center: AN ELECTION ENTERTAINMENT Plate I Inscribed in plate, lower left and right: Painted and the Whole Engraved by Wm. Hogarth / Published 24th Febry. 1755, as the Act directs. Dedicated in plate, lower center: To the Right Honourable Henry Fox, &c. &c. &c. This Plate is humbly Inscrib’d by his most Obedient Humble Serv. Wm. Hogarth
Reference Numbers
Paulson 198 (1965, 1989)
Culture
European, British
Type
engravings, etchings, prints
Materials
printing ink
Techniques
engraving (printing process)
Subject
entertainment events, elections, satires, sitting, chaos, men, figures (representations), groups of people, tables (support furniture)

An Election Entertainment: Plate I

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