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Over human history through modern times, the practice of arranged marriages has been encouraged by a combination of factors, such as the practice of child marriage, [29] late marriage, tradition, [30] [31] culture, religion, poverty and limited choice, disabilities, [32] wealth and inheritance issues, politics, social and ethnic conflicts.
Marriage A-la-Mode[1][fn 1] is a series of six pictures painted by William Hogarth between 1743 and 1745, intended as a pointed skewering of 18th-century society. They show the disastrous results of an ill-considered marriage for money or social status, and satirize patronage and aesthetics. The pictures are held in the National Gallery in London.
Oil on canvas. Dimensions. 69.9 cm × 90.8 cm (27.5 in × 35.7 in) Location. National Gallery, London. Later engraving of the painting, mirrored and with a clearer reproduction of many figures. The Marriage Settlement is the first in the series of six satirical paintings known as Marriage A-la-Mode painted by William Hogarth, named after the ...
William Hogarth FRSA (/ ˈhoʊɡɑːrθ /; 10 November 1697 – 26 October 1764) was an English painter, engraver, pictorial satirist, social critic, editorial cartoonist and occasional writer on art. His work ranges from realistic portraiture to comic strip -like series of pictures called "modern moral subjects", [2] and he is perhaps best ...
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Marriage settlement (England) A marriage settlement in England and Wales was a historical arrangement whereby, most commonly and in its simplest form, a trust of land or other assets was established jointly by the parents of a bride and bridegroom. The trustees were established as legal owners of the assets, and the bride and bridegroom as ...
The marriage in pre-Columbian America was a social institution present in most cultures and civilizations inhabiting the American continent before 1492 (arrival of Columbus to America). The perceptions and conceptions at a social level varied, with wedding ceremonies often carrying a predominant religious and spiritual significance.
Arranged marriages vary widely by region and community across the Indian subcontinent. The marriage process usually begins with a realization in the family that a child is old enough to marry. For a girl, it is during her graduation or early twenties; for a boy, it is after he is 'settled', with a decent job and consistent earnings.