Marriage a la mode; plate I stockjobber diplomat and scientist during the

diplomat and scientist during the reign of Charles I

At left a chimney sweep empties soot on the crowd

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

A cherry seller

Bird's-eye view of Guy's Hospital

Marriage a la mode; plate I stockjobber diplomat and scientist during the'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.