The Tête à Tête painting by William Hogarth Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/topic/The-Tete-a-Tete Share Share Share to social media Facebook X URL https://www.britannica.com/topic/The-Tete-a-Tete Also known as: “Marriage A-la-Mode: 2, The Tête à Tête”, “Shortly After the Marriage” Written by Ana Finel Honigman Ana Finel Honigman is a New York- and London-based critic, curator, and arts editor. Ana Finel Honigman Fact-checked by The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree. They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Last Updated: Jul 3, 2024 • Article History Table of Contents In full: Marriage A-la-Mode: 2, The Tête à Tête (Show more) Also called: Shortly After the Marriage (Show more) The Tête à Tête, oil painting, also known as Shortly After the Marriage, by English artist William Hogarth. It is the second of a sequence of six scenes in his Marriage A-la-Mode series, which was commissioned about 1743 to censure the marriage customs of the upper classes. In this series, Hogarth illustrates the all-too-common story of a young aristocratic woman who contracts syphilis from her arranged marriage. One of the most influential figures in English art, Hogarth was a highly skilled portrait painter, engraver, satirist, critic, aesthetic philosopher, and editorial cartoonist. He was hired by Mary Edwards, a wealthy art ...(100 of 255 words)

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