Marriage A-la-Mode, Plate V, William Hogarth, 1840s (c.)

Copy of "the bagnio" (after the painting in the national gallery); a bedroom in a brothel where the earl falls dying after being struck with a sword by silvertongue whom he has surprised with the countess; the lawyer escapes through the window to right as watchmen enter to left; the floor is strewn with clothing including a hooped petticoat, masks, the countess's shoes and her stays; after hogarth; illustration to an unidentified book. Aquatint with etching. Date: 1840s (c.). Dimensions: Height: 217 mm (trimmed); Width: 258 mm. Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. Marriage A-la-Mode, Plate V (BM 1852,1010.5)