The Breakfast Scene, Marriage a la Mode, after Hogarth

An image of Marriage a la Mode, Plate II. The Breakfast Scene Marriage a la Mode. Baron, Bernard, printmaker (French, 1696-1762). After Hogarth, William (British, 1697-1764). Etching, engraving, 1745. Production Note: State II/V.

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Marriage a la Mode, Plate II. The Breakfast Scene Marriage a la Mode. Baron, Bernard, printmaker (French, 1696-1762). After Hogarth, William (British, 1697-1764). Etching, engraving, 1745. Production Note: State II/V.

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Accession Number: P.4769-R
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Photographer name: Michael Jones
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ISO Speed: 50
Captured: 2012:02:22 16:04:25

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