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ARTIST: David Allan (U.K., 1744-1796)

TITLE OF WORK: The Penny Wedding

TYPE OF WORK: Painting, pen and watercolor

DATE: 1795

DIMENSIONS: 33.6 x 45.7 cm

COMMENTS: This is Allan's best known and most influential single work. The occasion is called a penny wedding because the bride, according to the custom, receives coins given by the guests. Hogarth has treated

LOCALITY OF REFERENCE: U.K., Scotland

DANCE FORM: folk