Marriage a-la-Mode. [graphic] / Plate II
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Description
- Title
- Marriage a-la-Mode. [graphic] / Plate II
- Alternative Title
- Marriage à-la-Mode, Pl. 2.
- Creator
- Baron, Bernard, 1696-1762, 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 young couple are seen in a large, well-furnished room that is in a state of disorder after a night's entertainment; the Viscount is collapsed in a chair having just arrived, the clock showing 1:20 a.m. His sword lies at his feet, broken, and a bonnet hangs from his pocket, suggesting his infidelity; the lap dog sniffs at him suspiciously. The wife's evening's activities at home are suggested by the book "Hoyle on whist" open on the rug in the middle of the floor, a deck of cards on the floor below a card table in the next room, and in the foreground two violins, one with its case open, on the back of an overturned chair, suggesting the wife's own infidelity. The estate steward walks away in disgust at his apparent failure to engage either the husband or the wife in addressing the wad of bills that he has in his hands or the ledger under his arm; in his pocket he carries a pamphlet entitled "Regeneration." Through an archway, a disheveled and sleepy servant scratches his cap; the walls are decorated with paintings of religious figures
- Description
-
Title etched below image.
State from Paulson.
After the painting "Tête à Tête" in the National Gallery, London.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Touched in ink eyelid and stray hair on left but no lock.
Formerly on page 112 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 : plate mark 38.0 x 46 cm
- Edition
- [State 2].
- Language
-
English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- Folio 75 H67 800 v.2 (Oversize) Box 1
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Annotations (Provenance) 18th century
Satires (Visual works) England 1745
Engravings England London 1745 - Material
- etching and engraving ; and laid paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Topic)
-
Adultery
Couples
Dogs
Gambling
Interiors
Interior decoration
Marriage
Musical instruments
Parables
Paintings
Sculpture
Servants
Stewards - Subjects
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Adultery
Couples
Dogs
Gambling
Interiors
Interior decoration
Marriage
Musical instruments
Parables
Paintings
Sculpture
Servants
Stewards
18th century
England > 1745
England > London > 1745
Steevens, George, 1736-1800 > Ownership
Perrins, Charles William Dyson, 1864-1958 > Ownership
Kinnaird, Charles Kinnaird, Baron, 1780-1826 > Ownership
Hogarth, William, 1697-1764 > Annotations
Hogarth, William, 1697-1764 > Ms. notes
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
- 9876295
- Object ID (OID)
- 16194032