Object Number 1967.2240

Object Name

Print (Engraving)

Title

Marriage A - la - Mode, (Plate II)

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Bernard Baron (Engraver)
1696-c.1766

William Hogarth (Painter and publisher)
1697-10/26/1764

Place of Origin

London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

April 1 1745 (1745-1745)

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower right; Engraved by B. Baron
2. Inscription; Lower left; Invented Painted & Published by W.\m Hogarth

Subjects

Genre scene

Materials

Ink; Paper

Techniques

Engraved, Etched

Dimensions (inches)

16.9 (H) , 20.1 (W) , 15 (Image H) , 17.7 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

42.8 (H) , 51.1 (W) , 15 (Image H) , 17.7 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

Plate H: 15.4 in (39.1 cm). Plate W: 18.6 in. (47.2 cm).

Publisher Summary

Hogarth, William

Publication Date

04/01/1745

Place of Publication

London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

State

III, IV, or V

Edition Notes

From the series painted and published by William Hogarth, Marriage a la Mode, (six plates), 1745. State III, with the tassel of hair engraved on the forehead of the Countess. State IV is with retouched hatching to strengthen and darken areas including: shadows, the cupid above the fireplace, and the steward and the book in his pocket. State V, with additional shadows and strengthening, most significantly to the lock of hair.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Paulson, Ronald. 1970 Hogarth's Graphic Works. 1.
• See pp.270-271, no.229.