Marriage a-la-mode. [graphic] / Plate I
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Description
- Title
- Marriage a-la-mode. [graphic] / Plate I
- Alternative Title
- Marriage a-la-mode. Pl. I
- Creator
- Scotin, Louis Gérard, 1690- printmaker
- Contributor
- Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, artist, publisher.
- Published / Created
- according to act of Parliament April 1st, 1745.
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Wm. Hogarth
- Abstract
-
The Earl Squander and a city merchant arrange the marriage of their son and daughter in a grand sitting room. The Earl, whose coronet is stamped on all his possessions, unfolds a diagram of his illustrious family tree as the alderman focuses on the marriage contract and his payment. The extravagantly dressed young groom-to-be looks at his reflection in a glass while his future bride listens intently at the lawyer's soft words. Through the window is a view of a palatial house under construction. The walls of the room are covered with paintings of Roman and Old Testament scenes as well as the screaming face of Medusa. In the foreground on the right, two dogs are chained together, one lying down but looking out the corner of his eyes at the viewer, the other looking off to the right
- Description
-
Title engraved below image.
State from Paulson.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Sheet trimmed to: 38 x 46.3 cm.
Formerly on page 110 in volume 2. Removed in 2012 by LWL conservator. - Provenance
- George Steevens bequeathed this collection to William Windham (1750-1810). At Windham's death, the collection was put up for sale on 20 July 1810 and was bought in by Mrs. Windham at 292 guineas; by descent through the Windham family; Sotheby's, 17 February 1919 to Dyson Perrins for £400; Sotheby's sale including Property of the Late C.W. Dyson Perrins, Esq., 11 June 1959, lot 100 purchased by Maggs Bros. for W.S. Lewis for £1300.
- Extent
- 1 print : sheet 37.6 x 46 cm
- Edition
- [State 5].
- Language
-
English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- Folio 75 H67 800 v.2 (Oversize) Box 1
- Collection Title
- Leaf 16. Album of William Hogarth prints.
- Collection Date
- [England], [not after 1753]
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Satires (Visual works) England 1745
Etchings England London 1745 - Material
- etching ; and laid paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Topic)
-
Children
Contracts
Conversation
Couples
Dogs
Dowry
Families
Fathers
Interiors
Lawyers
Marriage
Merchants
Nobility
Paintings
Rake's progress - Subjects
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Children
Contracts
Conversation
Couples
Dogs
Dowry
Families
Fathers
Interiors
Lawyers
Marriage
Merchants
Nobility
Paintings
Rake's progress
England > 1745
England > London > 1745
Steevens, George, 1736-1800 > Ownership
Perrins, Charles William Dyson, 1864-1958 > Ownership
Kinnaird, Charles Kinnaird, Baron, 1780-1826 > Ownership
Greenberg, Richard > Ownership
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 9876254
- Object ID (OID)
- 16194030