At a polling booth, reserve voters, consisting of disabled and sick men and others, proceed up the stairs to take oaths; in the background Britannia sits in a coach that has broken down while the coachman and footman play at cards. Engraving by William Hogarth and François Morellon de la Cave, 1758.

    • Hogarth, William, 1697-1764.
    Date:
    Published 20 Febry 1758. as the Act directs
    Reference:
    38398i

    Licence: Public Domain Mark

    Credit: At a polling booth, reserve voters, consisting of disabled and sick men and others, proceed up the stairs to take oaths; in the background Britannia sits in a coach that has broken down while the coachman and footman play at cards. Engraving by William Hogarth and François Morellon de la Cave, 1758. Wellcome Collection. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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