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Identification and Creation

Object Number
G1837
People
William Hogarth, British (London 1697 - 1764 London)
Title
An Election Entertainment
Other Titles
Series/Book Title: Four Prints of an Election
Alternate Title: Plate 1, An Election Entertainment
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1755
Culture
British
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/256251

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Etching and engraving
Dimensions
plate: 43.1 x 55.6 cm (16 15/16 x 21 7/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: verso, lower left, graphite: H.A. 2008. 4Le. Y. S. (?)
  • inscription: verso, lower right, graphite: P. 163. 96

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Francis Calley Gray, bequest to nephew, 1856.
William Gray, gift to Harvard University, 1857.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State
viii/viii
Standard Reference Number
P. 198, BM Sat. 3285

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of William Gray from the collection of Francis Calley Gray
Object Number
G1837
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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