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The arranged marriage in 1697, of Marie Adélaïde of Savoy, age 12 to Louis, Duke of Burgundy, heir apparent to the throne of France, as a result of the Treaty of Turin (1696). The marriage created an alliance between Louis XIV of France and the Duke of Savoy.
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 ...
The marriage of the Duke of Burgundy to Marie Adélaïde of Savoy on December 7, 1697 by Antoine Dieu. While the contemporary Western ideal sees marriage as a unique bond between two people who are in love, families in which heredity is central to power or inheritance (such as royal families) often see marriage in a different light. There are ...
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.
Her marriage was described as an unhappy one, and she reportedly had a relationship with Francesco Maria Santinelli (1627-1697). In June 1657, her spouse died unexpectedly. Her family had her locked up as a widow to prevent her from marrying her lover Francesco Maria Santinelli, since he was of lower rank and the marriage would be unequal and ...
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As my marriage fell apart, I would often fall asleep in my sewing room chair and stumble into bed in the wee hours of the morning. It was the only space in the house that felt safe. My husband ...