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Marriage á la mode. Plate IV engraved from the original picture
Title
Marriage á la mode. Plate IV [graphic] : engraved from the original picture / painted by William Hogarth ; engraved by Richard Earlom.
Publication
[London] : Pub. Jany. 1, 1798, by J. & J. Boydell, N. 90, Cheapside & at the Shakspeare Gallery, Pall Mall, London, [1 January 1798]
Physical Description
1 print : mezzotint ; plate mark 511 x 640 mm
Medium
laid paper.
Notes
Title etched below image.
After Hogarth's painting "The Toilette" in the National Gallery, London.
In lower left corner: Size of picture 3 ft. by 2 ft. 4 in.
No. 4 in a series of 6 images, known as "The toilette."
Series title engraved below image.
Sheet trimmed to plate mark.
Copy of: Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 3, no. 2375.
Copy of: Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works (3rd ed.), no. 161.
Copy of: Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works (1st ed.), no. 231.
Summary
"A grand bedroom with the countess holding a morning levée attended by her hairdresser while the lawyer, Silvertongue, arranges to meet her at a masquerade; others in the room include a female friend and effeminate men who pay rapt attention to a castrato singer accompanied by a flautist, a young black man who serves chocolate to the party, and a small black boy who points to the horns of a figure of Actaeon purchased at an auction with other objects, including a fake mermaid; playing cards and invitations lie on the floor."--British Museum online catalogue.
Variant and related titles
Toilette
Marriage á la mode. Plate IV.
Format
Images
Language
English
Added to Catalog
July 25, 2013
Subjects
Genre/Form
Satires (Visual works) - England - 1798.
Mezzotints - England - London - 1798.
Also listed under
John and Josiah Boydell (Firm), publisher.
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