Object Number 1967.2243

Object Name

Print (Engraving)

Title

Marriage A - la - Mode, (Plate V)

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Simon Francois Ravenet (Engraver)
1706/21-1774

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, beneath image; Engraved by R.F. Ravenet
2. Inscription; Lower left, beneath image; Invented Painted & Published by W.\m Hogarth
3. Inscription; Lower right; According to Act of Parliament April 1\st 1745

Subjects

Genre scene; Social/political commentary

Materials

Ink; Paper (laid)

Techniques

Engraved, Etched, Line engraved

Dimensions (inches)

16.9 (H) , 20 (W) , 14 (Image H) , 17.7 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

43 (H) , 50.9 (W) , 14 (Image H) , 17.7 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

Plate H: 15.4 in. (39.2 cm). Plate W: 18.5 in. (47.0 cm). H at left. W at bottom.

Publisher Summary

Hogarth, William

Publication Date

04/01/1745

Place of Publication

London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

State

Probably a late state

Watermark

unknown

Edition Notes

From the series painted and published by William Hogarth, Marriage a la Mode, (six plates), 1745.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Paulson, Ronald. 1970 Hogarth's Graphic Works. 1.
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