The Poll

Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire|William Humphrey|Sir Cecil Wray|Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood|Charles James Fox|Thomas Rowlandson

April 12, 1784 · Etching · Drawings and Prints

The Poll — Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire|William Humphrey|Sir Cecil Wray|Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood|Charles James Fox|Thomas Rowlandson

A see-saw representing the election taking place between Wray and Fox at the polling booth behind them in Covent Garden. Mrs. Hobart is on the left side of the see-saw with Lord Hood and Sir Cecil Wray standing beside her, and the Duchess of Devonshire is on the right side with Charles James Fox standing beside her.

Artist
Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire|William Humphrey|Sir Cecil Wray|Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood|Charles James Fox|Thomas Rowlandson
Date
April 12, 1784
Medium
Etching
Department
Drawings and Prints
Credit line
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959