Marriage a-la-mode. Plate I
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Description
- Title
- Marriage a-la-mode. 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
- [1 April 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, presumably for the new couple as the plans are labelled "A Plan of the New Building of the Rt. Honble..." 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.
After the painting "The Marriage Settlement" in the National Gallery, London.
1 print : etching on laid paper ; plate mark 38.2 x 46.8 cm, on sheet 46 x 59 cm.
Plate 16 in the album: Queen Charlotte's collection of Hogarth works. - Provenance
- Formerly owned by Queen Charlotte, the album bound according to Her Majesty's direction. Purchased by W.S. Lewis at Sotheby's, Miss M.A.E. Crofton sale, lot 341; 15 November 1960.
- Extent
- 1 print : plate mark 38.5 x 47 cm, on sheet 47.3 x 62 cm
- Extent of Digitization
- This object has been completely digitized.
- Edition
- [State 6].
- Language
-
English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- Folio 75 H67 764 (Oversize)
- Collection Title
- Plate 16. Queen Charlotte's collection of Hogarth works.
- Collection / Other Creator
- Charlotte, Queen, consort of George III, King of Great Britain, 1744-1818, collector.
- Collection Date
- [England], [1732-1764]
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
Couples
Dogs
Dowry
Families
Fathers
Interiors
Lawyers
Marriage
Merchants
Nobility
Paintings
Rake's progress - Subjects
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Children
Contracts
Couples
Dogs
Dowry
Families
Fathers
Interiors
Lawyers
Marriage
Merchants
Nobility
Paintings
Rake's progress
England > 1745
England > London > 1745
Sotheby, Frederick Edward, 1837-1909 > Ownership
Steevens, George, 1736-1800 > Ownership
Perrins, Charles William Dyson, 1864-1958 > Ownership
Charlotte, Queen, consort of George III, King of Great Britain, 1744-1818 > Ownership
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 9885397
- Object ID (OID)
- 33185462