Marriage A-la-Mode, Plate VI: The Death of the Countess

Print made by Gerard Jean Baptiste Scotin, 1671–1716, Marriage A-la-Mode, Plate VI: The Death of the Countess, 1745

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Creator:: Print made by Gerard Jean Baptiste Scotin, 1671–1716
after William Hogarth, born in London, England, 1697; active in England; died in London, England, 1764
Published by William Hogarth, born in London, England, 1697; active in England; died in London, England, 1764
Title:: Marriage A-la-Mode, Plate VI: The Death of the Countess
Part Of:: Collective Title: Marriage A-la-Mode
Date:: 1745
Materials & Techniques:: Engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 15 1/4 × 18 3/8 inches (38.7 × 46.7 cm), Image: 13 7/8 × 17 1/2 inches (35.2 × 44.5 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:: Lettered inside image, upper right: "Day Book | Ledger | Rect. Book | Compound Interest"; center: "ALMANACK"; lower center: "Counseller | Silvertongues | last Dying Speech"; lower center: "Laudanum"; below image, lower center: "Marriage-A-la-Mode, (Plate VI)"; lower left: "Invented Painted & Published by Wm. Hogarth"; lower right: "Engraved by G. Scotin"; lower right: "According to Act of Parliament April 1st. 1745"
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:: Public domain
Accession Number:: B1981.25.1436
Classification:: Prints
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Access:: Accessible in the Study Room [Request]
Link:: https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:42041
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