A color print of a large group of White men gathered outside of a courthouse to cast a their votes.

The County Election.

George Caleb Bingham (1811-1879)

Date

1852-1854, printed 1854
Object Type

Prints
Medium

Etching, stipple, engraving, and mezzotint, with watercolor
Contributors

Printed by James Irwin

Engraved by John Sartain

Published by Goupil & Cie.
Dimensions

Image: 22 3/8 x 30 3/16 in.
Sheet: 24 3/4 x 30 3/16 in.
Inscriptions

Recto:
l.l.: PAINTED BY G.C. BINGHAM.
l.c.: ENTERED ACCORDING TO ACT OF CONGRESS IN THE YEAR 1854 BY G. C. BINGHAM, IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK. \ THE COUNTY ELECTION. \ PUBLISHED BY GOUPIL & Co. NEW YORK-PARIS-LONDON-BERLIN.
l.r.: ENGRAVED BY JOHN SARTAIN. / PRINTED BY JAS. IRWIN.
l.l. printed torn blue and white label: P \ to
l.r. in erased graphite: [illeg.] \ - \ 50
Credit Line

Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas
Accession Number

1969.177
Copyright

Public domain

Location: Off view

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