Canvassing for Votes Plate II.
C.W. Hogarth Pinxt., Published by Le Petit, Etch'd by Brocas Jnr..
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| Summary: | Canvassing for Votes, Plate II; depicts exterior of The Royal Oak, the headquarters of the Tory party. The inn has been embellished with signs satirizing their opponents. Below the sign stands the local Tory candidate buying trinkets from the peddlers to further his amorous adventures with the admiring pair of girls on the balcony. At the Inn door a soldier spies on another attractive girl who is busy counting money. At the bay window two men eat large portions of food. Trio of men in centre foreground, the man in the middle accepts bribes from both men at the same time. At the table to the left two elderly men debate the Battle of Portobello. In the background a Tory mob is attacking the Whig headquarters. |
| Format: | Prints & Drawings |
| Language: | English |
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[Dublin]:
J Le Petit, 20 Capel Street;
[s.d.].
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| Notes: | Canvassing for Votes Plate II from the series Four Prints of an Election by William Hogarth between 1755-1758. Partial watermark '1814' along right edge. Physical description: 1 print: colour engraving; sheet 25.5 x 37.5cm. more |
| Credits: | Etching attributed to Henry Brocas Junior (1798-1873) from an original work by William Hogarth (1697-1764). |
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