Marriage a la mode; plate I stockjobber Panoramic view of the City

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

At left a chimney sweep empties soot on the crowd

View of Canonbury Tower

with Oxford Street

carts and coaches in the street outside

Marriage a la mode; plate I stockjobber Panoramic view of the City'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.