"Satire on differences among parliamentary constituencies instructing their members variously to insist on an investigation into the conduct of Robert Walpole's administration, or to desist and to support new government measures. In a large compartment at the top, a balance hangs from the ceiling in which a glove representing the challenge from the City of London to allow the investigation outweighs two men representing Bristol and Nottingham who oppose it. The City challenge is supported by members for Stafford, Dorset, Edinburgh, York and Westminster, standing to left, while behind them the old Tory Opposition now supporting City interests; in the centre, City tradesmen wave their hats and cheer. On the right, a servant pulls down on the scale containing Bristol and Nottingham, turning back to answer a group of unhappy government double-faced supporters. In the centre foreground, a large dog urinates on two small dogs; on the wall behind, a picture of Liberty or Britannia on the left, is juxtaposed with one, on the right, showing a man chained by the foot to a block. In the compartment at lower left, "A M[inisteria]l Forge", a blacksmith stands at an anvil hammering out the "Lie of the day". Ready-forged lies hang on the wall, "Hanov[er] Spurs", "Party Scissars", "Debt Bridles", "Tax Skrens" (a mistake for screws), "State Forks", "Law Pincers", "Eccles[iastical] Hooks", "Parl[iamentary] Bars" and "Session Fetters". On the right, an assistant hands two journalists, "Representat[ion]" and Art[icle] ag[ains]t West[minste]r" saying "to be every day in the Gazetteer", to which the journalists reply, "I want a Hook for Bristol" and "this is fit for Nottingham". On the left, a man pumps the bellows at the forge; a monkey on the beam, cries, "my Guts are coming out" as it defecates papers labelled, "Repres[entation]", "Gazetteer", "False Return", "Indict[ment]" and "Season Export". A man sits on a latrine labelled, "T[reasur]y Bog house/Repres[entations] Bristol/Repres[entations] Notting[ha]m", saying "I'll do thir Business for them" and writing on a paper headed "West[minste]r". In the compartment at lower right, "The Worcester Magician", a large fool stands in the centre, saying "Alls done in my Name, ha! ha! Am n't I a clever fellow", another fool standing at a table to left weighs "Instructions" and "Cringes", the latter brought in a basket by a servant; to right, an official holds out a purse and with his staff splits, "in the name of Corruption", a double-headed figure representing Samuel Sandys and Thomas Winnington, the two members of parliament for Worcester, one holding out "Cringes" and saying "I obey your Wand", the other, holding "Instructions" and exclaiming, "Delicate Guardians!"."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Bristol & Nottingham weighed in the balance & found light and Bristol and Nottingham weighed in the balance and found light
Description:
Title etched above large compartment at top., Compartment in lower left captioned "A M-l Forge" below; compartment in lower right captioned "The Worcester Magician" below., Date of publication from British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Armorial watermark.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
Walpole, Robert, Earl of Orford, 1676-1745. and Ombersley, Samuel Sandys, Baron of, 1695-1770
"'The Marriage Settlement' (after the painting by Hogarth in National Gallery); a grand interior where Earl Squander and a city merchant arrange the marriage of their son and daughter; the extravagantly dressed young man looks at his reflection in a glass while his future bride listens to the lawyer's soft words; through the window is a view of a palatial house under construction."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Marriage settlement
Description:
Title from British Museum online catalogue., Title engraved below image., "Size of picture ft. 3 by 2 ft. in. 4.", Copy of: Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 3, no. 2692., Copy of: Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works (3rd ed.), no. 158., and Copy of: Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works (1st ed.), no. 228.
Publisher:
Pubd. June 4, 1795 by J. & J. Boydell, No. 90, Cheapside, & at the Shakspeare Gallery, Pall-Mall, London
Plate 16. Queen Charlotte's collection of Hogarth works.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
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
Alternative Title:
Marriage a-la-mode. Pl. I
Description:
Title engraved below image., State from Paulson., and After the painting "The Marriage Settlement" in the National Gallery, London.
Plate 16. Queen Charlotte's collection of Hogarth works.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
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
Alternative Title:
Marriage a-la-mode. Pl. I
Description:
Title engraved below image., State from Paulson., After the painting "The Marriage Settlement" in the National Gallery, London., and On page 111 in volume 2. Sheet trimmed to: 37.9 x 46.5 cm.
Plate 16. Queen Charlotte's collection of Hogarth works.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
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
Alternative Title:
Marriage a-la-mode. Pl. I
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., and Plate 16 in the album: Queen Charlotte's collection of Hogarth works.
Plate 16. Queen Charlotte's collection of Hogarth works.
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
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
Alternative Title:
Marriage a-la-mode. Pl. I
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., and Plate 16 in the album: Queen Charlotte's collection of Hogarth works.
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
Alternative Title:
Marriage a-la-mode. Pl. I
Description:
Title engraved below image., State from Paulson., and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
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
Alternative Title:
Marriage a-la-mode. Pl. I
Description:
Title engraved below image., State from Paulson., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Sheet trimmed to: 38 x 46.3 cm., and Formerly on page 110 in volume 2. Removed in 2012 by LWL conservator.
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
Alternative Title:
Marriage a-la-mode. Pl. I
Description:
Title and state from Paulson., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Ms. note in Steevens's hand in pencil on folio page: See Nichols's book, 3d edit, p. 262, &c., Ms. note in Steevens's hand in pencil at bottom of print: Given me by Mr. Henderson [?]., Ms. note in brown ink below image at bottom right: Scotin fe. aqua forti., and Formerly on page 109 in volume 2. Removed from Steevens volume by LWL conservator.
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
Alternative Title:
Marriage a-la-mode. Pl. I
Description:
Title engraved below image., State from Paulson., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., 1 print : etching on laid paper ; plate mark 38.4 x 46.3 cm, on sheet 45 x 56 cm., and Leaf 16 in: Album of William Hogarth prints.
