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




Jo's Art History Podcast show

Summary: <p><strong>It’s Episode 17 and if you, like the rest of the world, have fallen in love with Bridgerton - THIS EPISODE IS FOR YOU.</strong></p> <p>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.</p> <p>This six part series has it all!!</p> <p>Love, loss, money and betrayal!</p> <p>It’s very messy with a very serious warning - when you marry for anything other than love, no good can come of it.</p> <p>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!</p> <p>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.</p> <p>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?</p> <p>Host:</p> <p>Jo McLaughlin</p> <p>Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/josarthistory/</p> <p>Youtube: <a href="https://linktr.ee/josarthistory">https://linktr.ee/josarthistory</a></p> <p>Website: <a href="https://linktr.ee/josarthistory">https://linktr.ee/josarthistory</a></p> <p>Khan Academy Video:</p> <p><a href="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">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</a></p> <p>Join the Culture London Lecture on the series: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kW-nNj6KFGw">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kW-nNj6KFGw</a></p> <p>William Hogarth - One Man and His Pug - there is a reference to Marriage A La Mode: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOMO7ugELaA&amp;t=763s">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOMO7ugELaA&amp;t=763s</a></p> <p>A great mini series made for BBC four.</p> <p>Hogarth at the National Gallery Catalogue:</p> <p><a href="https://www.worldofbooks.com/en-gb/books/judy-egerton/hogarth-s-marriage-a-la-mode/9781857091762?gclid=CjwKCAiA9bmABhBbEiwASb35V8VLICgxvSnKuGt_byRvmrplX2lUmbmnLgs527C767zeYY3H7Nm2TxoCazAQAvD_BwE">https://www.worldofbooks.com/en-gb/books/judy-egerton/hogarth-s-marriage-a-la-mode/9781857091762?gclid=CjwKCAiA9bmABhBbEiwASb35V8VLICgxvSnKuGt_byRvmrplX2lUmbmnLgs527C767zeYY3H7Nm2TxoCazAQAvD_BwE</a></p> <p>National Gallery Marriage A La Mode - Series description:</p> <p><a href="https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/william-hogarth-marriage-a-la-mode-1-the-marriage-settlement">https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/william-hogarth-marriage-a-la-mode-1-the-marriage-settlement</a></p> --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jos-art-history-podcast/message