Title

'Marriage a la Mode: 1, The Marriage Contract', 1743. Artist: William Hogarth

Caption

'Marriage a la Mode: 1, The Marriage Contract', 1743. The ageing Earl Squander, proud of his family tree but in need of money to maintain his position, is arranging the marriage of his son to the daughter of a wealthy city merchant. The young couple show no interest in each other, the bride plays with the ring threaded on her handkerchief, while the groom takes a pinch of snuff while admiring himself in a mirror. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London.

Date

1743

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Fine Art Images

Reference

HRM19D97_019

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

40,5Mb (1,7Mb) / 14,3in x 11,0in / 4296 x 3293 (300dpi)

Keywords

England female women woman people male interior indoors man men grasping family father sitting arts painting paintings country marriage money finance fatherhood rich art guy British English tradition color colour greed location century agreement Britain inside son arrangement boredom bored lady concept greedy vanity georgian wife contract husband dad seated vain fiance fiancee aristocracy aristocrat 18th century Eighteenth Century family tree genealogy earl Marriage a la Mode satire oil William Hogarth W Hogarth Marriage A-la-Mode Hogarth William Fine Art Images oil satire