The Tête à Tête is the second canvas in the series of six satirical paintings known as Marriage A-la-Mode, painted by William Hogarth.
Marriage A la Mode 2, The Tête à Tête William Hogarth
Portrait of Francis Hayman by Sir Joshua Reynolds.
The Marriage Settlement is the first in the series of six satirical paintings known as Marriage A-la-Mode painted by William Hogarth, named after the historical legal arrangement of a marriage settlem
Marriage A-la-Mode: 2. The Tête à Tête
…Hogarth. (The interior also echos the bizarre exterior of the Neo-Palladian style of the earl's "new house" seen in the first painting of the series "The Marriage Settlement" – perhaps the interior of the "new House"?) The fireplace especially alludes to the deteriorating state of the marriage. The fireplace is, again, in…
Marriage A la Mode 1, The Marriage Settlement William Hogarth
Later engraving of the painting, mirrored and with a clearer reproduction of many figures.
A 1734 marriage contract