George Caleb Bingham
(after, 1811 - 1879)

Canvassing for a Vote
Lithograph, engraved by Claude Regnier
1853
14 1/2 x 18 3/4 inches
$11,500

Bingham was actively involved in politics, and in 1849 he was elected to the Missouri State Legislature. In Canvassing for a Vote he shows an innocent country bumpkin and a skeptical pot-bellied old gentleman listening to an enthusiastic politician, while a sensible dog lies dozing at their feet. The locale is Bingham's hometown of Arrow Rock, Missouri; the inn in the background still stands today.

This lithograph was commissioned by the New York art dealer Goupil, and the painting can be found at the Nelson-Atkins Museum in Kansas City, Missouri.

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