Parish, City, State: Hogarth & Government until 21 June 2015
The Politician
The 2015 election inspired this free exhibition in the gallery at Hogarth’s House. The range of Hogarth’s images includes his famous Election series, and the oldest surviving secret ballot box which has been lent by Wakefield Museums. They depict officials such as the beadle and the magistrate and reveal the corruption of elections before the secret ballot was introduced. You can see Heritage Manager, John Collins, providing a personal tour of the exhibition for the Chiswick Calendar here. The short film includes close up views of many details from the prints on display.