Marriage A-la-Mode, Plate V, William Hogarth, circa 1903

Copy of "the bagnio" (after the painting by hogarth 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 left as watchmen enter to right; the floor is strewn with clothing including a hooped petticoat, masks, the countess's shoes and her stays. 1800 photogravure. Date: circa 1903. Dimensions: Height: 325 mm; Width: 387 mm. Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. Marriage A-la-Mode, Plate V (BM 1903,0516.684)