Marriage a-la-mode. [graphic] / Plate IV
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Description
- Title
- Marriage a-la-mode. [graphic] / Plate IV
- Creator
- Ravenet, Simon François, 1706-1774, printmaker
- Contributor
- Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, artist.
- Published / Created
- [1 April 1745]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Wm. Hogarth
- Abstract
-
The countess holds a morning levée in her lavishly decorated bedroom. Her hairdresser curls her hair as she chats with her lawyer, Silvertongue, who is making arrangements to meet her at a masquerade (as shown on the screen). Others in the room include a female friend and her husband; a castrato singer accompanied by a flautist; a young black man who serves chocolate to the party; and a small black boy who points to the horns of a figure of Actaeon purchased at an auction with other objects, including a fake mermaid and a plate with the scene of Leda and the swan; playing cards and invitations are on the floor in the lower right. On the walls are paintings of biblical stories and mythology, including Lot's Daughters, Jupiter and Io, and Rape of Ganymede
- Description
-
Title engraved below image.
State from Paulson.
After the painting "The Toilette" in the National Gallery, London.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Sheet trimmed to: 38.6 x 46.1 cm.
Formerly on page 116 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
- Collection Title
- Leaf 19. Album of William Hogarth prints.
- Collection Date
- [England], [not after 1753]
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Satires (Visual works) England 1745
Engravings England London 1745
Etchings England London 1745 - Material
- etching and engraving ; and laid paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Geographic)
- Great Britain.
- Subject (Topic)
-
Adultery
Blacks
Boudoirs
Children
Couples
Hairdressing
Interiors
Marriage
Musicians
Paintings
Seduction
Servants
Rake's progress - Subjects
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Adultery
Blacks > Great Britain
Boudoirs
Children
Couples
Hairdressing
Interiors
Marriage
Musicians
Paintings
Seduction
Servants
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
- 9876594
- Object ID (OID)
- 16945071