In one of his first commissions after his arrival in London, George Scharf presents a highly detailed perspective on widespread, diverse participation in the Westminster election of 1818, in a print with both English and French titles. Scharf's focus is on the scene around the hustings.
Royal Collection Trust; RCIN 750752
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Candidate: Samuel Romilly
Candidate: Henry Hunt
Candidate: Francis Burdett
Candidate: John Cartwright
Candidate: Douglas James William Kinnaird
Candidate: Murray Maxwell
Constituency: Westminster
date: November 1818
date: 1818
Election: July-1818
keyword: Print
maker: Colnaghi and Co (Publisher)
maker: George Scharf
maker: George Scharf (Publisher)
maker: Robert Havell and son
materials: Ink
materials: Paper
place: Westminster
place: Covent Garden
Candidate: Henry Hunt
Candidate: Francis Burdett
Candidate: John Cartwright
Candidate: Douglas James William Kinnaird
Candidate: Murray Maxwell
Constituency: Westminster
date: November 1818
date: 1818
Election: July-1818
keyword: Print
maker: Colnaghi and Co (Publisher)
maker: George Scharf
maker: George Scharf (Publisher)
maker: Robert Havell and son
materials: Ink
materials: Paper
place: Westminster
place: Covent Garden
