Pl. 1. An election entertainment
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Pl. 1. An election entertainment

Hogarth, William, 1697-1764 · (c) February 24, 1755

CC0 — Public Domain
Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

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.

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