Humours of an Election
1754–55 series of four William Hogarth paintings and prints satirizing a corrupt parliamentary election
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Humours of an Election, also published as Four Prints of an Election, is a series of four paintings by William Hogarth from 1754, issued as engravings in 1755, satirizing the corruption, bribery, and mob chaos of 18th-century British parliamentary elections.[1] The four scenes — an election dinner, canvassing for votes, the polling, and the chairing of the victor — follow a fictional contest between the Royalists and the Country Interest party, lampooning vote-buying and electoral violence of the period.
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- ↑ "William Hogarth."CartoonWiki.Retrieved 2026-10-02.