Marriage a la mode; plate I stockjobber with Oxford Street

with Oxford Street

diplomat and scientist during the reign of Charles I

carts and coaches in the street outside

a look that would have been achieved by wearing lots of petticoats and a crinoline

Panoramic view of the City of London showing the area between Bainards Castle and Guildhall with Southwark and the River Thames in the foreground

Marriage a la mode; plate I stockjobber with Oxford Street'Marriage a la mode', 1745; plate I. The impoverished Lord Squanderfield has arranged a marriage between his son and the daughter of a wealthy alderman and merchant. Lord Squanderfield points to his family tree to emphasize his noble lineage. On the opposite side of the room his son sits taking snuff and looking with vanity into an adjacent mirror.