Marriage à la Mode, Plate III
Print
01/04/1745 (published)
01/04/1745 (published)
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This is the third of a series of six prints portraying the disastrous consequences of a joyless arranged marriage between a wealthy middle-class merchant's daughter and an impoverished Earl's son. The couple have every material comfort in a luxurious London house, furnished in the latest style, but they take no pleasure in each other's company.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Marriage à la Mode, Plate III (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Etching and engraving on paper |
| Brief description | 'Marriage à la Mode, Plate III'. The third of a series of six satirical prints. Engraving and etching by Bernard Baron, after William Hogarth, 1745 |
| Dimensions | Dimensions taken from Lambert, Susan. Prints : Art and Techniques. London : V&A Publications, 2001. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Invented Painted & Published by Wm. Hogarth Marriage A-la-Mode, Plate II Engraved by B. Baron According to Act of Parliament April 1st 1745.' (Lettered) |
| Credit line | Forster Bequest |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | This is the third of a series of six prints portraying the disastrous consequences of a joyless arranged marriage between a wealthy middle-class merchant's daughter and an impoverished Earl's son. The couple have every material comfort in a luxurious London house, furnished in the latest style, but they take no pleasure in each other's company. |
| Bibliographic reference | Lambert, Susan. Prints : Art and Techniques. London : V&A Publications, 2001. p 11 : ill. |
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| Accession number | F.118:22 |
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| Record created | March 11, 2020 |
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