Canvassing for Votes (central scene from a painting by William Hogarth) [reverse] 1848

"Canvassing for Votes" is a bronze medal designed by Leonard Charles Wyon in 1848. The medal depicts a scene from William Hogarth’s satirical painting *The Election*. The central scene shows three figures, a voter, a canvasser, and a briber exchanging money for a vote. The inscription around the edge reads, “He Through The Eye Corrects The Heart.” This medal is an example of relief sculpture, a type of sculpture in which the subject is raised from the surface. The detailed portrayal of the figures and their interactions makes this medal a valuable historical artifact.