A youngish man leads an elderly woman to semicircular altar-rails, within which (right) stands a surpliced parson reading the marriage service, from 'Matrimony was first ordained ...' to 'these two persons come now to be joined'. A (?) curate, standing just outside the altar-rails, says: "A remedy against Fornication - eh? I think the remedy will be worse than the disease then." The bridegroom takes the left hand of the bride, looking over his shoulder at two pretty young women behind the bride.  Immediately behind her is an elderly man screwing up his face in angry perplexity, the head copied from the 'cellist in BMSat 9586. The bride hobbles on a stick, one leg is like a stick, the other much swollen; she says: "Now I shall experience the comforts of Matrimony". The groom, looking over his shoulder at the two girls, answers "yes my dear &amp; so shall I, or these papers deceive me develishly".  The papers project from his pockets: 'Money in the Funds'; 'Acct of Jewels'; 'Conveyance of Freehold Estates'; 'D° Copy hold'; 'D° Securities'. One girl comments on the parson's words: "Yes to help &amp; comfort in a better stile &amp; to enable me to make a splash! . . . " The other says: "You'l let me take a morning Ride with you sometimes."  1 November 1800
<br>Hand-coloured etching
1800<div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1800-00-00T00:00:00Z/9</div>
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