Hogarth, Canvassing for Votes - Antique 19th Century Engraving

Antique 19th-century engraving after Canvassing for Votes, the second print of William Hogarth's satirical series Humours of an Election. In front of the candidate's inn, two election agents buy a farmer's vote while the tumult of the campaign carries on behind.

The set of four prints is Hogarth's most celebrated satire on electoral corruption in 18th-century England, prompted by the contested Oxfordshire election of 1754.

Medium: Engraving.
Artist / after: After William Hogarth.
Date: 19th century.
Source: Humours of an Election, print no. 2.
Dimensions: 7.1 x 5.6 in (18 x 14.2 cm).
Condition: Trimmed to the edge of the image, without margins or printed lettering; paper toned with small losses at the edges.