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Coach at an inn

William Hogarth · 1747 · etching; engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

The inn is likely The Angel Inn in Islington with Tom Bates as the proprietor. On top of the coach departing for London sit an English marine and a French infantryman. At the rear, a procession of people turning against John Child Tylney for the upcoming elections with the slogan 'No Old Baby'.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description

Subjects

cartoon print voting, election hotel, hostelry, inn

Credit lineKoets bij een herberg. 1747. William Hogarth. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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