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Antique Oil Painting of Famous Etching, An Election Entertainment, 1755 Humours of an Election Series by William Hogarth

Antique Oil Painting of Famous Etching, An Election Entertainment, 1755 Humours of an Election Series by William Hogarth

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This is an oil painting from the late 19th century by an unknown artist. The original painting and etchings were created in the middle of the 18th century by William Hogarth. The painting is in excellent condition and presented in a beautiful frame. It's clearly painted by a skilled artist. Canvas size aprox. 22x17. Framed size is 20.5x25.

The painting depicts a tavern dinner organised by the Whig candidates, while the Tories protest outside. The Tories are carrying an antisemitic caricature of a Jew, a reference to Jewish Naturalisation Act 1753 recently passed by the Whig government. A Tory banner containing the words "Give us our Eleven days", a protest against the Calendar (New Style) Act 1750, is on the tavern floor.

In the tavern the two Whig candidates are ingratiating themselves with supporters. One candidate is kissing a conventionally unattractive woman, while a girl tries to steal his ring; the other is listening to a drunken bore. At the other end of the table the mayor is collapsing from over indulgence in oysters, while the election agent is knocked out by a brick thrown through the window by the Tory mob. Other supporters throw furniture at the Tories. An Orange banner containing the words "Liberty and Loyalty" stands in the corner, while outside the window the Tories carry a banner with the word "Liberty". In an engraved version of the image, the words "and Property" have been appended [below "Liberty"]; the words "Marry and multiply in spite of the Devil" (referring to the Clandestine Marriages Act 1753) have been added to the second banner.

In the foreground a maimed soldier sits on the floor whilst a patron pours gin into his head wound. Sir John Parnell, 1st Baronet is seen seated below the window, using his hand and a napkin as a puppet. The composition of the scene parodies traditional images of the Last Supper and other Biblical feasts.

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