Westminster Election

July 16, 1818

Not on view

We here are shown hustings, erected in the summer of 1818, next to St. Paul's, Covent Garden for the Wesminster Election of in the summer of 1818. Created as a frontispiece for "The Poll Book, for electing Two Representatives in Parliament for ... Westminster ..." the print includes placards that identify seven parishes, and a sign inscribed with polling totals at the end of the third day (the election was progressive with votes tallied daily until a clear majority was achieved). On the left, on a small platform in front of the "St George" placard, the radical politician Henry "Orator" Hunt addresses the crowd. Other candidates watch the procedings, several of whom were noted supporters of parliamentary reform.

Artwork Details

Title: Westminster Election
Artist: Isaac Robert Cruikshank (British, London 1789–1856 London)
Artist: George Cruikshank (British, London 1792–1878 London)
Publisher: John Joseph Stockdale (British, 1776 or 1777–1847)
Subject: Henry "Orator" Hunt (British, 1773–1835)
Subject: Captain Sir Murray Maxwell (British, 1775–1831)
Subject: Francis Charles Seymour-Conway, 3rd Marquess of Hertford (British, 1777–1842)
Subject: Major John Cartwright (British, 1740–1824)
Subject: Sir Samuel Romilly (British, 1757–1818)
Subject: Sir Francis Burdett, 5th Baronet (British, 1770–1844)
Subject: Douglas Kinnaird (British, 1788–1830)
Subject: Michael Bruce (British, active 1816–18)
Date: July 16, 1818
Medium: Etching, hand-colored
Dimensions: Sheet: 8 9/16 × 10 15/16 in. (21.8 × 27.8 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
Object Number: 17.3.888-116
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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