William Hogarth
Marriage-a-la-Mode, Plate VI

ArtistEnglish, 1697–1764
PrinterFrench, 1698–after 1755, active England
CultureEnglish
Titles
  • Marriage-a-la-Mode, Plate VI
DateApril/June 1745
MediumEngraving and etching on laid paper, state II or III/III
DimensionsPlate: 15 3/16 × 18 3/8 in. (38.6 × 46.7 cm)
Sheet: 18 × 24 in. (45.7 × 61 cm)
Credit LineGift of Julie T. Dokell
Object number2014.907.20
Not on view

Explore Further

Object Type
Provenance[Spencer A. Samuels and Company, New York, by 1984]; Edward Joseph Hudson, New York, 1984-mid-late 1980s; given to Julie T. Dokell, Houston, mid-late 1980s-2014; given to MFAH, by 2014.
Exhibition History"The Rowdy London of William Hogarth: Engravings from the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 11—April 1, 1984.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Printed bottom left below image: Invented Painted & Published by Wm.Hogarth
Printed bottom center below image: Marriage a la Mode Plate VI
Printed bottom right below image: Engraved by Gr Scotine / According to Act of Parliament April Ist 1745
Catalogue raisonnéPaulson 163 [233]

Cataloguing data may change with further research.

If you have questions about this work of art or the MFAH Online Collection please contact us.

Marriage-a-la-Mode, Plate III
William Hogarth
April/June 1745
Engraving and etching on laid paper, state I/III
2014.907.17
A Rake’s Progress, Plate VI
William Hogarth
June 1735
Engraving and etching on laid paper, state II/III
2014.907.12
A Harlot’s Progress, Plate VI
William Hogarth
1732
Engraving and etching on laid paper, state II/III
2014.907.6
A Rake’s Progress, Plate VIII
William Hogarth
June 1735
Engraving and etching on laid paper, state II/III
2014.907.14
A Rake’s Progress, Plate III
William Hogarth
June 1735
Engraving and etching on laid paper, state II/III
2014.907.9
A Harlot’s Progress, Plate IV
William Hogarth
1732
Engraving and etching on laid paper, state II/III
2014.907.4
A Harlot’s Progress, Plate III
William Hogarth
1732
Engraving and etching on laid paper, state II/III
2014.907.3
Marriage-a-la-Mode, Plate II
William Hogarth
April/June 1745
Engraving and etching on laid paper, state II/V
2014.907.16
Marriage-a-la-Mode, Plate IV
William Hogarth
April/June 1745
Engraving and etching on laid paper, state II/IV
2014.907.18
Marriage-a-la-Mode, Plate V
William Hogarth
April/June 1745
Engraving and etching on laid paper, state II/V
2014.907.19
A Midnight Modern Conversation
William Hogarth
March 1732/1733
Engraving and etching on laid paper, state II/III
2014.907.26
A Rake’s Progress, Plate VII
William Hogarth
June 1735
Engraving and etching on laid paper, state III/IV
2014.907.13