The polling. [graphic] / Plate IIIHogarth, William, 1697-1764, printmakerpublished 20 Febry 1758, as the act directs.eng"A rural scene with a hustings where ailing men are being brought to vote and the able-bodied are amusing themselves with a drawing of one of the candidates, an execution broadside and a gin bottle; in the middle ground a coach bearing the sign of the Union Flag has collapsed, but its female passenger (Britannia) is unable to gain the attention of her coachmen who are absorbed in a card game; beyond, a bridge across a river is crowded with a riotous procession."--British Museum online catalogueTitle engraved above image.Third state with the words 'Milicia Bill' on the coat pocket of the crippled voter in the left foreground.Third in a series Four prints of an election.Dedication engraved below image: To the Honble. Sr. Edward Walpole, Knight of the Bath. This plate is most humbly Inscrib'd by his most obedient humble servant Willm. Hogarth.