Name: Set of Georgian Antique Prints: Marriage a la mode by Hogarth
Brand: William Hogarth
Price: 9747.93 USD

Set of Georgian Antique Prints: Marriage a la mode by Hogarth

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About the Item

Marriage à la Mode. 1. Plate I - The Marriage Contract. 2. Plate II - The Breakfast Scene. 3. Plate III - The Scene with the Quack. 4. Plate IV - The Countess’s Levee. 5. Plate V - The Death of the Earl. 6. Plate VI - The Death of the Countess. A set of six copper plate engravings published in London, April 1st, 1745. Three French etchers and line engravers, Bernard Baron, Louis Gerard Scotin and Simon Francois Ravenet, engraved the plates after the designs of William Hogarth. Marriage a la mode is a satircal look at English Georgian high society. The story starts with the marriage of profligate Viscount Squanderer to the daughter of a wealthy London merchant and ends with the by now penniless Viscount being murdered and the daughter committing suicide. Marriage a la mode is not only a satire on the dangers of a marriage of convenience but also a satire of the excessive consumption of Georgian society. A la mode means something fashionable but not enduring. The prints are an attack on the consumption of foreign luxury goods and the over the top lifestyle of the Georgian elite. Hogarth is, perhaps, the best-known and most important engraver of the eighteenth century. He began his career as an engraver on silver and did not produce his first engraving, a small trade card, until 1720. From the moment that he completed the set of six paintings entitled Harlot’s Progress and the subsequent set of prints, Hogarth realised that he could convey his message to a much larger audience and profit from the sale of prints at the same time. Immediately the prints were executed pirate copies were printed and it was this that prompted Hogarth to agitate for the passing of the ‘Engravers’ Copyright Act’, whereby the copyright of the artist’s design was protected for fourteen years. His next famous series, The Rake’s Progress appeared after the law was enacted in 1735 and for the series Marriage à la Mode Hogarth employed the services of three French engravers, Baron, Scotin and Ravenet. The prints are all presented in carved and gilded frames.

Creator:
William Hogarth (Painter)
Dimensions:
Height: 22.25 in (56.52 cm)Width: 25.75 in (65.41 cm)Depth: 2 in (5.08 cm)
Sold As:
Set of 6
Style:
Georgian (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Paper,Engraved
Place of Origin:
England
Period:
1750-1759
Date of Manufacture:
1750
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use.
Seller Location:
London, GB
Reference Number:
Seller: I & E1stDibs: LU100235868393