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After William Hogarth (1697-1764)
Marriage à la Mode. c.1745
RCIN 811720

After William Hogarth (1697-1764)
Master: Marriage à la Mode. Item: Marriage à-la-Mode: Plate two c.1745
The spoiled and bored couple slump into chairs as a horrified steward leaves the room with a stack of bills.
Royal Collection Trust/© His Majesty King Charles III 2024

After William Hogarth (1697-1764)
Marriage à la Mode c.1745

After William Hogarth (1697-1764)
Master: Marriage à la Mode. Item: Marriage à-la-Mode: Plate five c.1745
The Earl has been fatally wounded in a duel with Silvertongue, who climbs out of a window.
Royal Collection Trust/© His Majesty King Charles III 2024



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Set of 3 plates on the theme of an arranged marriage between an improvished peer's son and a wealthy merchant's daughter. 3rd state.
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Purchased by Queen Victoria at the H.P. Standly sale (Christie's 14 April 1845, lot 1143)
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