Marriage à la Mode: The Death of the Earl
1745
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1745
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
This engraving shows a messy bedroom scene. A man in fancy clothes stands over a woman kneeling on the floor, her dress torn. Scattered shoes, a broken chair, and a small dog lie around them. In the background, two older men argue near a window, while a portrait hangs on the wall. The title hints this is the last in a series about a troubled marriage. The artist packed in tiny details—like the smashed furniture and the dog—to show chaos. Next, look up William Hogarth to see how he used art to tell stories.
