Procession to the hustings after a successful canvass, no:14 Size:Large: 7 x 5in Interior view of Acton Place

Interior view of Acton Place Chapel

'Patience at Paddington

for upsetting her stall

most probably boatyards

Winters in Britain were often particularly cold in the 17th and 18th centuries

Procession to the hustings after a successful canvass, no:14 Size:Large: 7 x 5in Interior view of Acton Place'Procession to the hustings after a successful canvass, no: 14', 1784. An election procession including the Duchess of Devonshire and two other ladies (probably Lady Duncannon and Mrs Crewe). They are followed by citizens wearing Fox favours. The Duchess campaigned actively in support of Charles James Fox during the 1784 general election, but the election was a decisive victory fir his bitter rival, William Pitt the Younger.