Marriage a-la-mode. [graphic] / Plate V

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Title: Marriage a-la-mode. [graphic] / Plate V
Alternative Title: Marriage a-la-mode. Plate 4
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: In a bedroom of The Bagnio, the mortally-wounded Earl leans on a table, the countess kneeling before him with clasped hands. Behind her on the right Silvertongue escapes through the window. On the left the watchmen stand in the doorway with startled expressions. The floor is strewn with clothing including a hooped petticoat, masks, the countess's shoes and her stays
Description: Title engraved below image.
State from Paulson.
After the painting "The Bagnio" in the National Gallery, London.
1 print : etching and engraving on laid paper ; plate mark 38.5 x 46.3 cm, on sheet 45 x 56 cm.
Leaf 20 in: Album of William Hogarth prints.
Provenance: Gift of Richard Greenberg; May 2015.
Extent: 1 print : sheet 38.1 x 46.2 cm
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Edition: [State 3].
Language: English