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An Election Entertainment
1755-175817 1/8 x 22 1/4 in. (43.5 x 56.5 cm)
William Hogarth
England (London, 1697 - 1764, London)
Object Type:
Print
Medium and Support:
Engraving
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Cohn
Accession Number:
1954.23
Location: Not currently on view
Portfolio:
Four Pictures of an Election
The first plate from a sequence of four entitled "Four Prints of An Election," based on four paintings also by Hogarth. The prints were originally published between February, 1755 and February, 1758.
Bibliography
See catalogue raisonné entries for "Four Prints of an Election," in Ronald Paulson, "Hogarth's Graphic Works," 3rd rev. ed., London: The Print Room, 1989, p.162-165, plates p. 390-391; see general discussion of this print series in Bernd W. Krysmanski, "Hogarth's Hidden Parts," Georg Olms Verlag, New York, 2010: pp. 70, 147, 160, 163, 280, 309; repr. p. 44, 73, 186, and 189 (details)
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Exhibition List
This object was included in the following exhibitions:
- William Hogarth Prints 4/25/1972 - 5/21/1972
- 18th Century Prints and Drawings 10/7/1977 - 10/30/1977
- The Eye of the Beholder: Satire in Graphic Art Memorial Art Gallery 2/8/1981 - 3/29/1981
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