The Toilette, called The countess's morning levee on the frame, is the fourth canvas in the series of six satirical paintings known as Marriage A-la-Mode painted by William Hogarth.
Marriage A la Mode 4, The Toilette William Hogarth
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Marriage A-la-Mode is a series of six pictures painted by William Hogarth between 1743 and 1745, intended as a pointed skewering of 18th-century society. They show the disastrous results of an ill-con
Marriage A-la-Mode: 4. The Toilette
…The Toilette, called The countess's morning levee on the frame, is the fourth canvas in the series of six satirical paintings known as Marriage A-la-Mode painted by William Hogarth. The old earl has died, so the son is now the new earl, and his wife is the countess. As was still the fashion at the time…
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1. The Marriage Settlement
2. The Tête à Tête
3. The Inspection