Marriage-à-la-mode (picture n° 1)
National Gallery, London (1743-45)
William Hogarth (1697-1764)
painter, printmaker, pictorial satirist, social critic, cartoonist
In the years 1743-1745, William Hogarth painted the six pictures of 'Marriage-à-la-mode' regarded by many critics as his best example of his serially-planned story cycles.
Painting these pictures Hogarth wanted to convey a strong moralistic warning: as a matter of fact, they represent the disastrous results of an ill-considered marriage for money, an habit which charaterized the XVIII century English upper class society.
Painting these pictures Hogarth wanted to convey a strong moralistic warning: as a matter of fact, they represent the disastrous results of an ill-considered marriage for money, an habit which charaterized the XVIII century English upper class society.
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