The Election, Plate IV, Chairing the Members

William Hogarth, 1697–1764, British, The Election, Plate IV, Chairing the Members, 1758

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Creator:: William Hogarth, born in London, England, 1697; active in England; died in London, England, 1764
And François Antoine Aveline, 1727–1780
after William Hogarth, born in London, England, 1697; active in England; died in London, England, 1764
Title:: The Election, Plate IV, Chairing the Members
Part Of:: Collective Title: The Humours of an Election
Date:: 1758
Materials & Techniques:: Engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 17 1/4 × 22 1/8 inches (43.8 × 56.2 cm), Image: 15 5/8 × 21 3/8 inches (39.7 × 54.3 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:: Lettered above image, upper center: "CHAIRING THE MEMBERS. Plate 4."; inside image, upper left: "WE MUST"; upper right: "INDENTUR"; center: "TURE | BLUE"; lower right: "XIX | Miles from | London"; below image, lower left: "Engrav'd by W. Hogarth & F. Aviline"; lower right: "Published 1st. Janry: 1758 as the Act directs --"; lower center: "To the Hon:ble George Hay, one of the Lords Comissioners of the ADMIRALTY, &c. &c. -- This Plate is most humbly Inscrib'd By, his most Obedient humble Servant, | Willm. Hogarth"
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:: Public Domain
Accession Number:: B1981.25.1451
Classification:: Prints
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Access:: Accessible in the Study Room [Request]
Link:: https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:42057
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Elizabeth Einberg, The age of Hogarth, British painters born 1675-1709 , vol. 2, Tate Gallery, London, 1988, pp. 138-39, cat. no. 115, ND466 T38 1988 + OVERSIZE (YCBA) [YCBA]

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