Boston Public LibraryEnglish Caricature and Political Satire, 18th and 19th Centuries / William Hogarth (1697-1764). Prints / British Artists
Pl. 4. Chairing the members
Item Information
- Title:
- Pl. 4. Chairing the members
- Title (alt.):
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Chairing the members, plate 4
- Description:
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Scene in a country town with two newly-elected members of parliament (one a representation of George Bubb Dodington, the other visible only as a shadow on a distant wall) carried shoulder-high along the street, led by a blind and ragged fiddler and surrounded by a chaotic and disreputable crowd.
- Artist:
- Hogarth, William, 1697-1764
- Engraver:
- Aveline, François-Antoine, 1718-1780
- Name on Item:
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Engraved by W. Hogarth & F. Aveline
- Date:
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(c) January 1, 1758
- Format:
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Prints
- Genre:
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Etchings
Engravings
Satires (Visual works)
Restrikes
- Location:
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Boston Public Library
Arts Department - Collection (local):
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William Hogarth (1697-1764). Prints
- Subjects:
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Crowds
Fighting
Political elections
Dodington, George Bubb, Baron of Melcombe Regis, 1691-1762
- Extent:
- 1 print : etching and engraving ; plate mark 44 x 56 cm
- Permalink:
- https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/5138jv65d
- Terms of Use:
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No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
- Language:
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English
- Notes:
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Title from catalogue raisonné.
Alternative title from item.
Paulson: 201
Inscription on item: To the Honble George Hay, one of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, &c. &c. This Plate is most humbly Inscrib'd By his most Obedient humble Servant, Will'm Hogarth.
- Notes (date):
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Date from item.
- Notes (citation):
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Paulson, Ronald. "Hogarth's Graphic Works." The Print Room, 1989, London.
- Notes (object):
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The fourth plate of the Four Prints of an Election series. This is a restrike of the third state. The word Indintur has been added to paper at the upper window of the right-hand building.
- Identifier:
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18_06_000123
- Barcode:
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36666003801301
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