Art Gallery

Marriage a la Mode - The Divorce - engraving by William Hogarth, English painter

Marriage a la Mode - The Divorce - engraving by William Hogarth, English painter and artist November 10, 1697 -October 26, 1764. Printed by A H Payne. Social life in 18th century England. Witty artistic interpretation

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18th Century, Art, Illustration

Czech nationalism - painting

Czech nationalism - painting of The Fatherland showing a woman on horseback playing the violin representing the Czech country and an idealised peasant standing watching and tilling the soil. Josef Manes Czech painter and illustrator, 12 May 1820 - 9 December 1871. Personnification of nation state

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19th Century, Artist Visual, Czech, Female, Fine Art, History, Illustration, Male, Man, Nationalism, Painter, Paintings, Woman

Goodchilds Wedding Day

Goodchild's Wedding Day - engraving by William Hogarth, English painter and artist November 10, 1697 -October 26, 1764. Printed by A H Payne. Engraving from moral series Industry and Idleness serving as guidelines for the 18th century apprentice. Depicting Goodchild, the industrious apprentice preparing to marry master's daughter. Outdoor London scene with street band. Charles Dickens connection - The Lazy Tour of Two Idle Apprentices

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