William Hogarth, Marriage A-la-Mode


William Hogarth, Marriage A-la-Mode, c. 1743, series of six paintings, oil on canvas, 69.9 x 90.8 cm (The National Gallery, London)

Hogarth’s series consists of six paintings which served as models for the engravings: 1. The Marriage Settlement, 2. The Tête à Tête, 3. The Inspection, 4. The Toilette, 5. The Bagnio, 6. The Lady’s Death.

Additional resources

This work and other paintings from the series at the National Gallery

Etching and engraving of this work from the British Museum on Google Arts and Culture

Cite this page as: Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris, "William Hogarth, Marriage A-la-Mode," in Smarthistory, December 11, 2015, accessed December 4, 2023, https://smarthistory.org/william-hogarth-marriage-a-la-mode/.