Marriage a-la-mode. Plate V [graphic] / engraved by R.F. Ravenet ; invented painted & published by Wm. Hogarth, according to act of Parliament April 1st, 1745.

Creator:

Ravenet, Simon François, 1706-1774 printmaker

Edition:

[State 4].

Published/Created:

[London] :
[Wm. Hogarth],
[1 April 1745]

Physical Description:

1 print : etching and engraving on laid paper ; plate mark 384 x 465 mm, on sheet 474 x 611 mm.

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Notes:

Title engraved below image.
State from Paulson.
After the painting "The Bagnio" in the National Gallery, London.

Abstract:

In a bedroom of The Bagnio, the mortally-wounded Earl leans on a table, the countess kneeling before him with clasped hands. Behind her on the right Silvertongue escapes through the window. On the left the watchmen stand in the doorway with startled expressions. The floor is strewn with clothing including a hooped petticoat, masks, the countess's shoes and her stays.

Variant Titles:

Marriage a-la-mode.

Topics:

Adultery.
Allegorical prints.
Biblical events.
Brothels.
Fighting.
Homicides.
Interiors.
Judges.
Masquerades.
Spouses.

Topics:

Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, artist.
Perrins, Charles William Dyson,--1864-1958--Ownership.
Sotheby, Frederick Edward,--1837-1909--Ownership.
Steevens, George,--1736-1800--Ownership.

Language:

English

Genre:

Engravings--England--London--1745.
Etchings--England--London--1745.
Satires (Visual works)--England--1745.

Format:

Image

Rights:

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Call Number:

Sotheby
20++
Folio 75 H67 800 v.2 (Oversize)
Sotheby 20++ Box 300

Orbis Record:

9885902

Yale Collection:

Lewis Walpole Library

Digital Collection:

Lewis Walpole Library

Local Record Number:

lwlpr26181

Citation:

Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 3, no. 2744
Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works (3rd ed.), no. 162
Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works (1st ed.), no. 232

OID:

16194038

PID:

digcoll:4048653