William Hogarth's Breakfast Scene from Marriage a la Mode was created in 1745. It was painted during the "Natural Art" period which took a break from the Rococo style during the Enlightenment. This painting is the first of it's kind that I've seen so far: a humorous painting dealing with the wealthy class. A lady is dancing in her seat, a man is yawning away in the back, the man toward to front has a hysterical expression on his face, and the man sitting down looks glum, unlike the rest. Hogarth actually created a satire to signify the dark side of prominent English families. He did not intend for it to be a completely comedic painting. However, the expressions may speak otherwise.
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