Marriage a la mode; plate I stockjobber At left a chimney sweep

At left a chimney sweep empties soot on the crowd

Bird's-eye view of Guy's Hospital

carts and coaches in the street outside

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

A cherry seller

Marriage a la mode; plate I stockjobber At left a chimney sweep'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.