Marriage - A - la - Mode, (Plate II)
Prints and Maps
Bernard Baron (Engraver)
William Hogarth (Painter and Publisher)
London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
April 1 1745 (1745-1745)
Ink; Paper
Engraved, Etched
1969.2773
Object Number1969.2773 |
Print (Engraving)
Marriage - A - la - Mode, (Plate II)
Prints and Maps
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
Bernard Baron (Engraver)
1696-c.1766
William Hogarth (Painter and Publisher)
1697-10/26/1764
London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
April 1 1745 (1745-1745)
1. Inscription; Lower right; Engraved by B. Baron
2. Inscription; Lower left; Invented Painted & Published by W.\m Hogarth
Genre scene
Ink; Paper
Engraved, Etched
15.4 (H) , 18.6 (W) , 14.8 (Image H) , 17.6 (Image W)
39 (H) , 47.3 (W) , 14.8 (Image H) , 17.6 (Image W)
Plate H: 15.1 in. (38.4 cm). Plate W: 18.4 in. (46.7 cm).
Hogarth, William
04/01/1745
London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
III, IV, or V
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.
Text available soon.
[Book] Paulson, Ronald. 1970 Hogarth's Graphic Works. 1.
• See pp.270-271, no.229.