Procession to The Hustings After A Successful Canvass
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 10 1/2 × 14 3/8 in. (26.6 × 36.5 cm) Plate: 9 3/4 × 13 11/16 in. (24.8 × 34.8 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959
Accession Number
59.533.66
Tags
Art Historical Context
This lively etching captures a moment from Britain’s fiercely contested 4 general election, when of Charles James Fox and his Whig allies paraded triumphantly to the hustings after a successful canvass. Created on 30 April 1784 and published by William Humphrey, the print draws on the talents of caricaturist Thomas Rowlandson and reflects the active involvement of figures such as Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, and the Prince of Wales in the campaign. The scene pokes gentle fun at the spectacle of electioneering, showing elegantly dressed men and women turning political victory into public t...
About the Artist
Henrietta Ponsonby, Countess of Bessborough|George, Prince of Wales|Charles James Fox|Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire|William Humphrey|Thomas Rowlandson (British|British|British|British|British|British) · 1761 |1762 |1749 |1757 |1740 |1757 –1821 |1830 |1806 |1806 |1814 |1827
British, Wimbleton, Surrey 1761–1821 Florence|British, London 1762–1830 Windsor|British, 1749–1806|British, Wimbledon, Surrey 1757–1806 Devonshire|British, 1742?–in or before 1814|British, London 1757–1827 London