Marriage A La Mode
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1871.
Print. Woodcut engraving. Image measures 10 3/4" x 15 3/4"
This print was drawn by Thomas Nast for Harper's Bazar in 1871. The illustration references a popular satirical series by William Hogarth by the same name, and pokes fun at couples who marry for wealth or status. The print depicts a wedding recessional, with the newlywed couple exiting a church. The bride is portrayed as an elephant.
Thomas Nast was a political cartoonist and illustrator; credited with devising elephant and donkey symbols of Republican and Democratic parties, and with creating American image of Santa Claus. He largely featured Catholicism and the papacy in Rome, Irish-Americans, and corrupt Democratic politicians (namely Boss Tweed and the Tammany Hall institution). Binding: Unbound
Language: English
Price: $100.00
Item #327526