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Marriage A-la-Mode[ 1][ fn 1] is a series of six pictures painted by William Hogarth between 1743 and 1745, intended as a pointed skewering of 18th-century society. They show the disastrous results of an ill-considered marriage for money or social status, and satirize patronage and aesthetics. The pictures are held in the National Gallery in ...
La Mode Illustrée. La Mode Illustrée, was a French fashion magazine, published between 1860 and 1937. [1] Its subtitle was Journal de la famille. [2] The magazine was founded by Emmeline Raymond, headquartered in Paris and published by the Didot brothers. [2] It was known for its high quality illustrations by Adele-Anaïs Colin Toudouze and ...
The association of France with fashion and style (la mode) is widely credited as beginning during the reign of Louis XIV [5] when the luxury goods industries in France came increasingly under royal control and the French royal court became, arguably, the arbiter of taste and style in Europe.
The New York Times reported that "Pie à la Mode" was first invented by Townsend at the Cambridge Hotel in Cambridge, New York in the late 1800s. It was later reported by several sources that Townsend ordered pie and ice cream at the Cambridge Hotel in 1896, and thus invented the dessert. The legend also states that a reporter from The Sun ...
Boeuf à la mode. Beef à la mode or bœuf à la mode is a French dish of a piece of beef braised in stock and wine with carrots and onions. [1] In French recipes, the preferred cut is the pointe de culotte, the rump cap. In older recipes, it is invariably larded. Most recipes start by marinating the meat in wine. [2]
Oil on canvas. Dimensions. 69.9 cm × 90.8 cm (27.5 in × 35.7 in) Location. National Gallery, London. Later engraving of the painting, mirrored and with a clearer reproduction of many figures. The Marriage Settlement is the first in the series of six satirical paintings known as Marriage A-la-Mode painted by William Hogarth, named after the ...
The Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode ('Federation of Haute Couture and Fashion') is the governing body for the French fashion industry. It has a dual mission: as a Professional Organisation in the «classic» sense of the term, as in other sectors of the economy. As such, it provides services to its Members, and represents them in ...
The Toilette, called The countess's morning levee on the frame, [1] is the fourth canvas in the series of six satirical paintings known as Marriage A-la-Mode painted by William Hogarth . The old earl has died, so the son is now the new earl, and his wife is the countess. As was still the fashion at the time, the countess is holding a reception ...