Marriage à-la-Mode
The six prints forming Marriage à-la-Mode are based on oil paintings by Hogarth now in the National Gallery. Unlike his previous printed sets, Hogarth employed other printmakers to engrave the plates. In doing so, he implied that his paintings were comparable to the works of the finest artists, which were being copied in the sort of reproductive prints the engravers he had selected were known for.
In the Royal Collection by 1845
Cat. 89
Gerard Jean Baptiste Scotin (1698-after 1755)
Marriage à-la-Mode: Plate one 1745
Etching and engraving | 49.6 x 47.8 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 811721
Marriage a-la-Mode: Plate one
A marriage is arranged between Viscount Squanderfield, the son of a bankrupt earl, and the daughter of a wealthy merchant. The exchange is one of money for title.
A marriage is arranged between Viscount Squanderfield, the son of a bankrupt earl, and the daughter of a wealthy merchant. The exchange is one of money for title.
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Bernard Baron (c.1696-1762)
Marriage à-la-Mode: Plate two 1745
Etching and engraving | 39.4 x 47.6 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 811720.b
Bernard Baron (c.1696-1762)
Marriage à-la-Mode: Plate three 1745
Etching and engraving | 39.7 x 48.0 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 811723.b
Master: Marriage a la Mode. Item: Marriage a-la-Mode: Plate three
The young Earl Squanderfield (who has inherited his father’s title), visits the quack doctor Misaubin with a young mistress, seeking treatment for venereal disease.
The young Earl Squanderfield (who has inherited his father’s title), visits the quack doctor Misaubin with a young mistress, seeking treatment for venereal disease.
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Bernard Baron (c.1696-1762)
Marriage à-la-Mode: Plate four 1745
Etching and engraving | 39.5 x 47.9 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 811723.c
Simon Francois Ravenet (1706-1774)
Marriage à-la-Mode: Plate five 1745
Etching and engraving | 39.6 x 47.9 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 811720.c
Gerard Jean Baptiste Scotin (1698-after 1755)
Marriage à-la-Mode: Plate six 1745
Etching and engraving | 39.4 x 47.6 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 811723.d
Master: Marriage a la Mode. Item: Marriage a-la-Mode: Plate six
The Countess is dying. Her young son (whose spotted cheek shows he has inherited his parents’ venereal disease) is held up to her face while a man removes her rings.
The Countess is dying. Her young son (whose spotted cheek shows he has inherited his parents’ venereal disease) is held up to her face while a man removes her rings.
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