Marriage A-la-Mode, Plate I, William Hogarth, 1745

"the marriage settlement" (after the painting in the national gallery); a grand interior where earl squander and a city merchant arrange the marriage of their son and daughter; the extravagantly dressed young man looks at his reflection in a glass while his future bride listens to the lawyer's soft words; through the window is a view of a palatial house under construction. 1745 etching and engraving. Date: 1745. Dimensions: Height: 381 mm (plate mark); Height: 430 mm (sheet); Width: 458 mm (plate mark); Width: 502 mm (sheet). Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. Marriage A-la-Mode, Plate I (BM 1868,0822.1560)