Representation of the Election of Members of Parliament for Westminster 1818

Representation of the Election of Members of Parliament for Westminster 1818Representation of the Election of Members of Parliament for Westminster, detail. Hand coloured etching with aquatint. The polling for the two Westminster MPs took place at Covent Garden. Candidates addressed the boisterous crowds from a stand or 'hustings' erected in front of St Paul's Church. A placard in the left foreground shows the current state of the poll. Hunt, trailing a poor fourth, was the radical Henry 'Orator' Hunt, who proposed annual

live eels writhed in large tubs of water

Sailors from India had been coming to Britain since the East India Company first recruited them in the 18th century

Saucer measures 15cm x 15cm

and it was here where The Sugar Girls worked

and some suggestions for where to eat and drink along the way

Thames Police

As late as 1840 Billingsgate consisted only of sheds

Temple Gardens

Taken from 'The Works of William Hogarth' published 1822

This exclusive design was illustrated by 'Designed by Esther' and includes many recognisable images seen during a visit to Museum of London Docklands

The sign for the Elephant pub is visible

A sailling boat can be seen in the distance