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.
Title from catalogue raisonné.
Alternative title from item.
Paulson: 158
Notes (acquisition):
Gift; Holt; 1979
Notes (date):
Date from item.
Notes (citation):
Paulson, Ronald. "Hogarth's Graphic Works." The Print Room, 1989, London.
Notes (object):
The first plate of the Marriage A-la-Mode series. Plate based on the "Marriage Settlement," a painting by Hogarth. Sixth state. The lines in the faces of the Earl and merchant have been slightly strengthened. The French portrait on the wall stands out more than ever, and the canopy generally darker
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