Marriage à-la-mode, pl. 1
Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

Marriage à-la-mode, pl. 1

Hogarth, William, 1697-1764 · (c) April 1, 1745

CC0 — Public Domain
Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

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.

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