A figure divided vertically from the crown of the head, composed half of Lord Hood (left) and half of Sir Cecil Wray (right), the two Ministerial candidates for Westminster, stands on the left. On the right, and on a smaller scale, the king drives two electors towards Hood and Wray.   That part of the candidate who represents Hood is dressed in naval uniform, and holds out a flag resembling an ensign, from which half of the St. Andrew's cross is missing; on it is a broken sceptre. Wray's half is dressed in military uniform (he was a captain in the Lincolnshire militia), and holds a long spear, on the point of which sits a bird intended for a magpie but with more resemblance to a dove. The king wears his Garter ribbon and star, a crown is suspended above his head; in his right hand he holds a staff identical with that used by Pitt in a cudgelling match against Fox, see BMSat 6501. (It has two circular knobs at the butt-end, and a cross-piece near the tip.) He says: "I am resolved to have a P------t [Parliament] of my own Chusing see therefore that you Vote as I have Commanded".  The two electors advance reluctantly towards the candidate, saying:
<p><br><br>"Thus are we Driven to Vote for Hood &amp; Wray
<br>Our Tongues say Yes but our hearts say nay." 6 April 1784
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<br>Hand-coloured etching
1784<div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1784-00-00T00:00:00Z/9</div>
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