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Hogarth's Marriage A-La-Mode
Judy Egerton
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Description for Hogarth's Marriage A-La-Mode
Hardcover. Recounts the story of a marriage arranged between the son of a spendthrift nobleman who needs cash and the daughter of a rich City of London merchant who hopes to buy social status. Series: National Gallery London. Num Pages: 80 pages, 11 black-&-white illustrations + 34 colour images. BIC Classification: 3JF; ACQ; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 188 x 14. Weight in Grams: 392.
Published by National Gallery Company / Distributed by Yale University Press Show Less
Directing his pointed wit at the upper echelons of 18th-century British society, William Hogarth, a painter, printmaker, and social critic, mocked the politics and customs of his day. His series of satirical paintings and engravings, which still absorb viewers after nearly three centuries, record human vice and folly with a sharp eye and cutting intelligence. This compelling book, with an accompanying DVD narrated by Alan Bennett, examines Hogarth's best-known series of paintings, Marriage A-la-Mode, and unlocks many mysteries that have surrounded this gripping artistic commentary.
Marriage A-la-Mode recounts the story of a marriage arranged between the son of a spendthrift ... Read more
Published by National Gallery Company / Distributed by Yale University Press Show Less
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
National Gallery Company Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
80
Condition
New
Series
National Gallery London
Number of Pages
80
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781857095104
SKU
V9781857095104
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1
About Judy Egerton
Judy Egerton is a leading authority on British painting and has previously worked at the National Gallery, London, and the Tate. She was senior research fellow at the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art from 1998 to 2006. Alan Bennett is an actor and writer of plays and films. He is a former trustee of the National Gallery, ... Read more
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