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Canvassing for Votes, Plate II: Four Prints of an Election

Engraver Charles Grignion, I British
After William Hogarth British
February 20, 1757
Not on view

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  • Title: Canvassing for Votes, Plate II: Four Prints of an Election
  • Engraver: Charles Grignion, I (British, London baptised 1721–1810 London)
  • Artist: After William Hogarth (British, London 1697–1764 London)
  • Date: February 20, 1757
  • Medium: Etching and engraving; sixth state of six
  • Dimensions: sheet: 16 7/16 x 21 5/8 in. (41.7 x 55 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of Sarah Lazarus, 1891
  • Object Number: 91.1.73
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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