Marriage-à-la-Mode
Print
c.1745 (made)
c.1745 (made)
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The Breakfast Scene (also known as The Tête à Tête); Part of the six-part series 'Marriage-à-la-Mode'; Engraving print on paper.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | engraving print on paper |
| Brief description | The Breakfast Scene (also known as The Tête à Tête); Part of the six-part series 'Marriage-à-la-Mode'; Modelled on the painting by William Hogarth; Engraving print on paper; Engraved by Bernard Baron; Finished by William Hogarth; English School; c.1745. |
| Physical description | The Breakfast Scene (also known as The Tête à Tête); Part of the six-part series 'Marriage-à-la-Mode'; Engraving print on paper. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Rev. Alexander Dyce |
| Object history | The series of engravings 'Marriage-à-la-Mode' were modelled on the original oil paintings by Hogarth (c.1743), currently in the National Portrait Gallery. The engravings reverse the compositions. |
| Production | It is understood that these plates were partly engraved by Hogarth. |
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| Bibliographic reference | DYCE COLLECTION. A Catalogue of the Paintings, Miniatures, Drawings, Engravings, Rings and Miscellaneous Objects Bequeathed by The Reverend Alexander Dyce. London : South Kensington Museum : Printed by G.E. Eyre and W. Spottiswoode for H.M.S.O., 1874. |
| Other number | 2 - series number |
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| Accession number | DYCE.2751 |
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| Record created | April 15, 2010 |
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