The County Election
1851–1852 · Oil on canvas · Saint Louis Art Museum
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This print
About this work
- Artist
- George Caleb Bingham (1811–1879)
- Year
- 1851–1852
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Original size
- 96.5 × 132.1 cm
- Collection
- Saint Louis Art Museum
- Movement
- Realism
Voters crowd the steps of a Missouri courthouse on election day, arguing, drinking cider, taking the oath and being canvassed by candidates, while a drunk is carried up to vote. Bingham, himself a Missouri politician, painted it as a good-humoured portrait of frontier democracy, and it was engraved and sold by subscription. This version is in the Saint Louis Art Museum.
This full-bleed edition prints the work edge to edge from a high-resolution scan of the original, very slightly cropped (a few percent at most) to fit the sheet. The gallery edition shows the whole work, uncropped. The original is in the public domain.
Where it works
A busy, humorous crowd scene for a study, office or library in a dark wood frame. It suits warm white or deep green walls and is a gift for a politician or civics teacher.
Style, size & framing detail
- Style
- Realism painting
- Era
- 19th century (1851–1852)
- Orientation
- Landscape
- Mood
- classic
- Rooms
- study or library, home office, living room, dining room
- Good gift for
- housewarming, art lovers
Size. Prints at 16×12, 24×18 in — 16×12 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 24×18 above a console or sideboard.
Framing. Printed edge to edge: a slim black or dark wood frame right to the image, or let the canvas wrap do the framing. Also available gallery-wrapped on canvas, ready to hang with no frame.
Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).
Details & materials
Shipping & returns
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About this design
The Madten promise
An exhibition poster
The same artwork as a gallery exhibition poster — title, artist & date typeset beneath the image on a soft ground.
A fine-art print
The same artwork as a clean fine-art print — the image shown large with a minimal caption.
