Good impression on laid paper. Hand coloured. Laid down on card. "The Marriage Settlement" (after the painting in the National Gallery); a grand interior where Earl Squander and a city merchant arrange the marriage of their son and daughter; the extravagantly dressed young man looks at his reflection in a glass while his future bride listens to the lawyer's soft words; through the window is a view of a palatial house under construction. 1745 Etching and engraving Bibliographic references Paulson 1989 / Hogarth's Graphic Works: third edition (158.V) Paulson 1965/70 / Hogarth's graphic works: first complete edition (228.IV/V) BM Satires / Catalogue of Political and Personal Satires in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum (2688) (British Museum) Condition is poor. Innumerable wormholes. Some foxing. Yellowing paper. Light stains. Abrasions and small parts lost.