Hustings Collection

Joseph Alfred Sparks campaigning
Joseph Alfred Sparks (19011981) - a British trade unionist and Labour Party politician. Campaigning for the parliamentary constituency of Acton in 1945 with the slogan

The Election III The Polling, 1754-55 (oil on canvas)
SJS1998 The Election III The Polling, 1754-55 (oil on canvas) by Hogarth, William (1697-1764); 101.5x127 cm; Courtesy of the Trustees of Sir John Soanes Museum

The Lambeth Election: the Hustings at Kennington, 1857. Creator: Unknown
The Lambeth Election: the Hustings at Kennington, [London], 1857. The nomination took place...at the Triangle, Kennington-park...Mr

Scenes from the Elections - drawn by George Thomas, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Scenes from the Elections - drawn by George Thomas, 1857. Voting in Britain. In the 1857 general election, the Whigs, led by Lord Palmerston, won a majority in the House of Commons

The Edinburgh Election, 1856. Creator: Unknown
The Edinburgh Election, 1856. The nomination of candidates for the representation of Edinburgh took place on a hustings erected in front of the Signet Library...Mr

The Lambeth Election - the Hustings on Kennington Common, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The Lambeth Election - the Hustings on Kennington Common, 1850....nomination of candidates for the representation in Parliament of the [London] borough of Lambeth...a considerable number of persons

Charles James Fox on the Hustings at Covent Garden, n.d. Creator: David Wilkie
Charles James Fox on the Hustings at Covent Garden, n.d

George Peabody Gooch flanked by the Father Willis organ addresses a packed Reading town hall during his campaign to win the Reading by-election for the Liberal Party. Circa 1st November 1913

Mr Gladstones Visit to Greenwich, in Front of the Hustings (engraving)
1057514 Mr Gladstones Visit to Greenwich, in Front of the Hustings (engraving) by Durand, Godefroy (1832-1896); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr Gladstones Visit to Greenwich)

The Middlesex Election, the Hustings at Brentford at the Nomination on Wednesday (engraving)
1096043 The Middlesex Election, the Hustings at Brentford at the Nomination on Wednesday (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Middlesex Election)

Harry Jenkins, the Masculine & Feminine Bellows Mender, pub
2966799 Harry Jenkins, the Masculine & Feminine Bellows Mender, pub. 1788 (hand coloured engraving) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Private Collection; (add.info.: Georgiana)

The General Election, Nomination of Candidates for Westminster at the Hustings, Charing-Cross
1611468 The General Election, Nomination of Candidates for Westminster at the Hustings, Charing-Cross, on Monday Last (engraving) by English School

Cartoon, The Political Cheap-Jack -- Benjamin Disraeli, portrayed as a conman at a country fair, wooing his Buckinghamshire constituents during the General Election campaign, summer 1847. 1847

A Hackney Meeting, pub. 1796 (hand coloured engraving)
2966806 A Hackney Meeting, pub. 1796 (hand coloured engraving) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Private Collection; (add.info)

Cecil Wray in the Pillory The Rights of the Commons, pub. 1784 (hand coloured engraving)
2962503 Cecil Wray in the Pillory The Rights of the Commons, pub. 1784 (hand coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The hustings outside the Exchange Building in High Street East before the election of
3090239 The hustings outside the Exchange Building in High Street East before the election of 1865, taken while Mr. J. Hartley was addressing the electors, Sunderland

Election of Lord Mayor (engraving)
1100781 Election of Lord Mayor (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Election of Lord Mayor)

Sketches of the Election (engraving)
1587445 Sketches of the Election (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sketches of the Election. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 4 April 1857)

Nomination of candidates for Westminster at the hustings (engraving)
614521 Nomination of candidates for Westminster at the hustings (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The General Election)

Tower Hamlets Election (engraving)
614476 Tower Hamlets Election (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tower Hamlets Election - the hustings at Stepney Green, London)

A Scene at the New Theatre, Covent Garden: satire depicting a political hustings in Covent Garden, London
6032190 A Scene at the New Theatre, Covent Garden: satire depicting a political hustings in Covent Garden, London, 1784 (engraving) by English School

The Lambeth Election, the Hustings at Kennington (engraving)
1587446 The Lambeth Election, the Hustings at Kennington (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Lambeth Election, the Hustings at Kennington)

Blood & Co. setting Fire to the Tower & stealing the Crown, pub
2966798 Blood & Co. setting Fire to the Tower & stealing the Crown, pub. 1788 (hand coloured engraving) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Private Collection; (add.info)

View of the Hustings in Covent Garden - Vide. The Westminster Election
2632287 View of the Hustings in Covent Garden - Vide. The Westminster Election, November 1806 (coloured engraving) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College

Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas debating at Charleston
XTD82767 Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas debating at Charleston, Illinois on 18th September 1858, 1918 (oil on canvas) by Root

The Freedom on Election or Hunting for Popularity and Plumpers for Maxwell, pub. G
2655355 The Freedom on Election or Hunting for Popularity and Plumpers for Maxwell, pub. G. Humphrey, 1818 (hand coloured engraving) by Cruikshank

Parliamentary Elections and Electioneering in the Old Days (engraving)
1041270 Parliamentary Elections and Electioneering in the Old Days (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

View of the Hustings in Covent Garden - The Westminster Election November 1806, pub
3025924 View of the Hustings in Covent Garden - The Westminster Election November 1806, pub. 1806 (hand coloured engraving) by Gillray

Greenwich Election (engraving)
614514 Greenwich Election (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Greenwich Election: the hustings, London, during the 1852 General Election)

Scence at the Hustings in the Days of Open Election (engraving)
664348 Scence at the Hustings in the Days of Open Election (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scence at the Hustings in the Days of Open Election)

Election Candidate, or the Republican Goose at the Top of the Pole
NCO193106 Election Candidate, or the Republican Goose at the Top of the Pole, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1807 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray

The Rights of Women, or the Effects of Female Enfranchisement, pub
2491382 The Rights of Women, or the Effects of Female Enfranchisement, pub. 1853 (hand coloured engraving) by Cruikshank, George (1792-1878); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English

The Manchester Election, the Hustings in St Anne s-Square (engraving)
1587430 The Manchester Election, the Hustings in St Anne s-Square (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Manchester Election)

Nottingham Election, the Hustings in the Market-Place (engraving)
1099160 Nottingham Election, the Hustings in the Market-Place (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Nottingham Election, the Hustings in the Market-Place)

South Nottinghamshire Election, the Hustings at Newark (engraving)
1101740 South Nottinghamshire Election, the Hustings at Newark (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: South Nottinghamshire Election, the Hustings at Newark)

Glorious Return of the Pride of Westminster and his Flunkey
708883 Glorious Return of the Pride of Westminster and his Flunkey, from the series Election Squibs and Crackers, 1830 (hand-coloured engraving) by Heath

The high flying Candidate (i. e Little Paul Goose) mounting from a Blanket
NCO193124 The high flying Candidate (i.e Little Paul Goose) mounting from a Blanket, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1806 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray

Mr Gladstones Visit to Greenwich, the Rear of the Hustings (engraving)
1057513 Mr Gladstones Visit to Greenwich, the Rear of the Hustings (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr Gladstones Visit to Greenwich)

South Lancashire Election, the Hustings at Newton-in-the-Willows (engraving)
1101260 South Lancashire Election, the Hustings at Newton-in-the-Willows (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: South Lancashire Election)

The Lambeth Election, the Hustings on Kennington Common (engraving)
1096762 The Lambeth Election, the Hustings on Kennington Common (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Lambeth Election, the Hustings on Kennington Common)

The Middlesex Election on Wednesday, Sketch from the Hustings, Lord Robert Grosvenor addressing the Freeholders
1095712 The Middlesex Election on Wednesday, Sketch from the Hustings, Lord Robert Grosvenor addressing the Freeholders (engraving) by English School

Michael Foot canvassing in Devonport with his wife Jill, for the 1951 general election. 18th October 1951. Member of Parliament MP

Michael Foot canvassing outside the dockyard gates in Devonport with his wife Jill, for the 1950 general election. 8th February 1950. Member of Parliament MP

Jeremy Thorpe leader of the liberal party holds a press conference before embarking on the husting for the forth coming general election. February 1974 S74-0913-002

Harry Pollitt, General Secretary of the British Communist Party, speaking to large crowds gathered below the podium. September 1941

General Electiion 1964. Sir Alec Douglas Home tours Kent. Sir Alec addressing a meeting. September 1964 P018732

General Election 1964. Leader of the Conservative Party Sir Alec Douglas Home addressing a meeting as he tours Kent on the election campaign. September 1964 P018724

General Election 1964: Conservative party leader Sir Alec Douglas Home speaking to a large crowd as he tours Kent. October 1964 P018755

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"Hustings: A Glimpse into the Vibrant World of Political Campaigning" Step back in time and witness the fervor of political elections through a series of captivating images. In "The Election III The Polling, 1754-55, " an oil on canvas masterpiece, we are transported to a bustling polling station where citizens exercise their democratic rights. Joseph Alfred Sparks campaigning tirelessly for his cause is captured in vivid detail, reminding us of the passion and dedication that drives politicians. Meanwhile, George Peabody Gooch stands before a mesmerized crowd at Reading town, flanked by the majestic Father Willis organ as he delivers an impassioned speech. An engraving titled "Mr Gladstones Visit to Greenwich" transports us to a historic moment when this influential figure addressed eager supporters from the hustings. The scene comes alive with energy and anticipation as people gather around to hear his words. Another engraving takes us to Brentford during "The Middlesex Election. " Here, candidates face off at the hustings amidst cheering crowds. It's a visual spectacle that showcases both democracy in action and the excitement surrounding these events. Intriguingly named Harry Jenkins appears next - "the Masculine & Feminine Bellows Mender" - reminding us that even those with unconventional professions have their place within election campaigns. Their presence highlights how politics can unite individuals from all walks of life. "The General Election" presents yet another snapshot from history; this time capturing Westminster's nomination day at Charing-Cross. This engraving immerses viewers in the hustle and bustle as candidates vie for attention on crowded hustings platforms. A humorous touch is added through "Cartoon, The Political Cheap-Jack, " showcasing satire's role in political discourse throughout history. Such caricatures provided comic relief while also critiquing politicians' actions or policies. Moving forward to 1796, we find ourselves witnessing a Hackney Meeting in a hand-colored engraving.