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'Marriage a la mode', 1745; plate I. Artist: Gérard Jean-Baptiste Scotin

'Marriage a la mode', 1745; plate I. Artist: Gérard Jean-Baptiste Scotin

1-237-245 - The London Archives (City of London)/Heritage Images

'Marriage a la mode', 1745; plate I.The impoverished Lord Squanderfield has arranged a marriage between his son and the daughter of a wealthy alderman and merchant. Lord Squanderfield points to his family tree to emphasize his noble lineage. On the opposite side of the room his son sits taking snuff and looking with vanity into an adjacent mirror.

Image Details

People Information

Creator
  1. Gérard Jean-Baptiste Scotin, attributed to: French: Artist, printmaker
After
  1. William Hogarth: British; English: Artist, painter, engraver
Medium
  1. Engraving
Picture Type
  1. Satire
Category Hierarchy

Lifestyle & Leisure Fashion & Dress

Lifestyle & Leisure Health & Beauty

Artistic Representations Satires

Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 4617x3785
File Size : 51,198kb

Aliases

  1. 25233
  1. 0220000157
  1. 1-237-245
  1. 1237245
  1. 157
  1. 25233
  1. A3
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