Pl. 1. An election entertainment

Pl. 1. An election entertainment

Item Information

Title:
Pl. 1. An election entertainment
Title (alt.):
An election entertainment, plate I
Description:
A feast given by two candidates in an election for parliament. Two large tables in a paneled interior (probably intended as a 17th-century inn) are surrounded by an assembly of drunken citizens.
Artist:
Hogarth, William, 1697-1764
Name on Item:
Painted and Engraved by Wm. Hogarth
Date:
(c) February 24, 1755
Format:
Prints
Genre:
Etchings
Engravings
Satires (Visual works)
Restrikes
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
William Hogarth (1697-1764). Prints
Subjects:
Banquets
Intoxication
Crowds
Political elections
Extent:
1 print : etching and engraving ; plate mark 44 x 56 cm
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/5138jv71j
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Language:
English
Notes:
Title from catalogue raisonné.
Alternative title from item.
Paulson: 198
Inscription from item: To the Right Honorable Henry Fox, &c. &c. &c. This plate is humbly inscribed by his most Obedient Humble Serv. Wm. Hogarth.
Notes (date):
Date from item.
Notes (citation):
Paulson, Ronald. "Hogarth's Graphic Works." The Print Room, 1989, London.
Notes (object):
The first plate of the Four Prints of an Election series. This is a restrike of a later state.
Identifier:
18_06_000126
Barcode:
36666003801277