Plate lettered in the top center 'E': Reverse copies of the upper bodies of six figures in the fifth plate of Hogarth's Marriage a la Mode. Each of the figures is numbered: 1. The dying earl; 2. The countess; 3. Silvertongue, escaping through the window; 4. and 5. The watchmen; 6. The head of Solomon, from the tapestry
Description:
Title and from British Museum catalogue., Illustrations to: Lichtenberg's Göttinger Taschen Kalender., and Numbered '5' in upper left corner above border.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Hogarth, William, 1697-1764
Subject (Topic):
Adultery, Couples, Death, Escapes, Homicides, Singers, Marriage, and Watchmen
Plate lettered in the top center 'F': Reverse copies of the upper bodies of six figures in the sixth plate of William Hogarth's Marriage a la Mode. Each of the figures is numbered; 1. The dying countess; 2. Her child, kissing her; 3. The old woman; 4. The merchant; 5. The foolish servant; 6. The apothecary; also a sketch at left of a head from one of the paintings
Description:
Title from British Museum catalogue., Illustrations to: Lichtenberg's Göttinger Taschen Kalender., and Numbered '6' in upper left corner above border.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Hogarth, William, 1697-1764
Subject (Topic):
Adultery, Children, Death, Merchants, Mothers, Pharmacists, and Servants