'Marriage a la mode', 1745; plate I. Artist: Gérard Jean-Baptiste Scotin
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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.
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Creator
- Gérard Jean-Baptiste Scotin: French: Artist, printmaker
After
- William Hogarth: British; English: Artist, painter, engraver
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Lifestyle & Leisure Fashion & Dress
Lifestyle & Leisure Health & Beauty
Artistic Representations Satires
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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 4617x3785
File Size : 51,198kb
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- 25233
- 0220000157
- 1-237-245
- 1237245
- 157
- 25233
- A3
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