Item Description

Artist: William Hogarth (1697–1764, England)
Title: Marriage A-la-Mode – Plate VI
Year: 1745
Engraver: Gerard Jean-Baptiste Scotin
Technique: Hand-colored copper engraving

Size
Image: 35 × 44 cm (13.78 × 17.32 inches)
Frame: 60 × 78 cm (23.62 × 30.71 inches)
Box: 81 × 65 × 4 cm (31.89 × 25.59 × 1.57 inches)

Edition & Signature
Original plate with contemporary inscriptions.
Published according to Act of Parliament, April 1st, 1745.

Condition
Overall in very good condition.
Minor age-related wear consistent with an 18th-century work.
Hand coloring remains well preserved.
Please refer to photos for details.

Authentication
This artwork is guaranteed to be an authentic original engraving by William Hogarth.
A full refund (item price + shipping) will be issued if authenticity is ever questioned.

Comment
The final plate of Hogarth’s celebrated moral series Marriage A-la-Mode, depicting the tragic collapse of an aristocratic marriage.
This hand-colored engraving is a powerful example of 18th-century British satire and narrative art, highly sought after by collectors of Hogarth, English prints, and social history.


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