The Westminster Election 1788 Size:extra large Initially pedestrians and vehicles had

Initially pedestrians and vehicles had to pay to cross

A placard in the left foreground shows the current state of the poll

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were thrown into the path of an incoming train

Moonlight view of Trafalgar Square from the balustrade on north side and looking south-east down Whitehall

The Westminster Election 1788 Size:extra large Initially pedestrians and vehicles hadThe Westminster Election. This pen and watercolour drawing is one of several depictions of the Westminster Election by Robert Dighton in the Museum's collection. Here, Dighton presents us with a scene in Covent Garden during the election of 1788, when Lord John Townshend campaigned against Admiral Lord Hood. Recognisable portraits include the politician Charles James Fox, the Duke of Norfolk and John Wilkes, Chamberlain to the City of London. His