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Hogarth, William, 1697-1764 :Marriage a-la-Mode. [The Death of the Earl]. Plate V. Invented, painted & published by Wm Hogarth. Engraved by R F Ravenet according to Act of Parliament April 1st 1745.
- Date
- 1745
- By
- Ravenet, Simon Francois, 1706-1774
- Reference
- D-020-050
- Description
The scene is a room at the Turk's Head bagnio. The Earl has discovered the lovers' hideout and fights a duel to defend his `honour'. The astonished landlord and watchman enter to the left while Silvertongue retreats through an open window in his night shirt. Squanderfield slumps in death from the wound to his heart and the Countess tearfully kneels before him to beg foregiveness. The flames of a fire shine on a mask, a set of stays, and a hooped petticoat. The masquerade costumes of a nun and friar lie crumpled on the floor. A quivering sword, piercing the floorboards, has been dropped by Squanderfield while the other lies nearby. A portrait of a prostitute with a squirrel in her hand hangs on the wall behind and a painting of St Luke above the door. Squanderfield's awkward pose mimics a Deposition scene in which a repentent Magdalen (the Countess) kneels before `Christ'.
Other - The engraver, given on the print as R F Ravenet, is known to be S F Ravenet, the elder.
Source of descriptive information - Uglow, Jenny. Hogarth, a life and a world. London, 1997; and other sources
Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - Title
Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s).
Physical Description: Engraving, 385 x 466 mm, on sheet 485 x 652 mm
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- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Part of
- Hogarth, William 1697-1764 :The original works of William Hogarth. London, sold by John and Josiah Boydell, 1790 / Hogarth, William 1697-1764 :The original works of William Hogarth. London, sold by John and Josiah Boydell, 1790
- Format
- 1 b&w art print(s), Works of art, Engravings, Engraving, 385 x 466 mm, on sheet 485 x 652 mm
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