Hogarth Marriage a la Mode

William Hogarth
Marriage a-la-Mode.
London, Baldwin & Cradock, c.1830. Six plates, each c. 390 x 470mm. Coloured.
£995
Hogarth's famous satire on marriage: a bankrupt earl arranges his son's marriage to a merchant's daughter despite their mutual indifference; their subsequent lives of dissipation are played out to their unhappy ends. Three letterpress sheets explain many of the obscure references. A very decorative set. HOGA0006