17. The Original Bridgerton - William Hogarth's Marriage A-La-Mode

It’s Episode 17 and if you, like the rest of the world, have fallen in love with Bridgerton - THIS EPISODE IS FOR YOU. Join me as I take you on an in-depth tour of the first ever depiction of a Bridgerton style marriage drama series in the form of William Hogarth’s Marriage A-la-Mode. This six part series has it all!! Love, loss, money and betrayal! It’s very messy with a very serious warning - when you marry for anything other than love, no good can come of it. Let me introduce you to Hogarth’s characters of Earl Squander-field, the slippery Silver-tongue lawyer and the beautiful, yet not so innocent, Countess Squander-field! This series is jam packed full of clues and symbols which tell the viewer the story behind the canvas. And I mean it when I say jam packed. So, who is the innocent party? Are these two victims of their father’s plans or does this series stand as a warning to all who marry for money and not love? Host: Jo McLaughlin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/josarthistory/ Youtube: https://linktr.ee/josarthistory Website: https://linktr.ee/josarthistory Khan Academy Video: https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/ap-art-history/early-europe-and-colonial-americas/reformation-counter-reformation/v/william-hogarth-s-marriage-a-la-mode-c-1743 Join the Culture London Lecture on the series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kW-nNj6KFGw William Hogarth - One Man and His Pug - there is a reference to Marriage A La Mode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOMO7ugELaA&t=763s A great mini series made for BBC four. Hogarth at the National Gallery Catalogue: https://www.worldofbooks.com/en-gb/books/judy-egerton/hogarth-s-marriage-a-la-mode/9781857091762?gclid=CjwKCAiA9bmABhBbEiwASb35V8VLICgxvSnKuGt_byRvmrplX2lUmbmnLgs527C767zeYY3H7Nm2TxoCazAQAvD_BwE National Gallery Marriage A La Mode - Series description: https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/william-hogarth-marriage-a-la-mode-1-the-marriage-settlement