Boston Public LibraryEnglish Caricature and Political Satire, 18th and 19th Centuries / William Hogarth (1697-1764). Prints / British Artists
Marriage à-la-mode, pl. 2
Item Information
- Title:
- Marriage à-la-mode, pl. 2
- Title (alt.):
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Marriage a-la-mode (Plate II)
- Description:
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A lavishly furnished interior where the newlyweds sprawl on chairs in front of a fireplace in the early hours of the morning; he has been out on the town, while she has been playing cards to the accompaniment of musicians. Their steward leaves the room in despair at getting them to pay bills.
- Artist:
- Hogarth, William, 1697-1764
- Publisher:
- Hogarth, William, 1697-1764
- Engraver:
- Baron, Bernard, 1696-1762
- Name on Item:
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Invented Painted & Published by Wm. Hogarth. Engraved by B. Baron
- Date:
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(c) April 1, 1745
- Format:
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Prints
- Genre:
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Etchings
Engravings
Satires (Visual works)
- Location:
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Boston Public Library
Arts Department - Collection (local):
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Holt Collection
- Subjects:
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Nobility
Spouses
Servants
Hogarth, William, 1697-1764. Marriage à la mode
- Extent:
- 1 print : etching and engraving ; plate mark 39 x 47 cm
- Permalink:
- https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/5138jv75n
- Terms of Use:
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No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
- Publisher:
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Wm. Hogarth
- Language:
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English
- Notes:
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Title from catalogue raisonné.
Alternative title from item.
Paulson: 159
- Notes (acquisition):
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Gift; Holt; 1979
- Notes (date):
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Date from item.
- Notes (citation):
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Paulson, Ronald. "Hogarth's Graphic Works." The Print Room, 1989, London.
- Notes (object):
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The second plate of the Marriage A-la-Mode series. Plate based on "The Tête à Tête," a painting by Hogarth. Fourth state. The shadows have been darkened, most noticeably on the cupid in the picture over the fireplace, on the young man, and on the steward and the book in his pocket.
- Identifier:
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18_06_000128
- Barcode:
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36666003801327
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