William Hogarth, The Polling (Four Prints of an Election, plate 3), 1758.
405 mm x 540 mm. © Photo: Royal Academy of Arts, London. Photographer: Prudence Cuming Associates Limited.
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William Hogarth (1697 - 1764)
RA Collection: Art
405 mm x 540 mm
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William Hogarth
An Election Entertainment (Four Prints of an Election, plate 1), 1755
Canvassing for Votes (Four Prints of an Election, plate 2), 1757
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