Boston Public LibraryEnglish Caricature and Political Satire, 18th and 19th Centuries / William Hogarth (1697-1764). Prints / British Artists
Marriage à-la-mode, pl. 5
Item Information
- Title:
- Marriage à-la-mode, pl. 5
- Title (alt.):
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Marriage a-la-mode (Plate V)
- Description:
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A bedroom in a brothel where the earl falls dying after being struck with a sword by Silvertongue whom he has surprised with the countess. The lawyer escapes through the window to left as watchmen enter to right; the floor is strewn with clothing including a hooped petticoat, masks, the countess's shoes and her stays.
- Artist:
- Hogarth, William, 1697-1764
- Publisher:
- Hogarth, William, 1697-1764
- Engraver:
- Ravenet, Simon François, 1706-1774
- Name on Item:
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Invented Painted & Published by Wm. Hogarth. Engraved by R. F. Ravenet.
- 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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William Hogarth (1697-1764). Prints
- Subjects:
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Nobility
Homicides
Brothels
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:/50959/5138js79b
- 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: 162
- 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 fifth plate of the Marriage A-la-Mode series. Plate based on "The Bagnio," a painting by Hogarth. Fourth state. The shadow from the Countess' drapery now reaches nearly to the middle of her foot, and the shadow from the Earl's falling sword are now strengthened.
- Identifier:
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18_06_000030
- Barcode:
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36666003800246
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