Great Art Jigsaw

William Hogarth (1697 - 1764) was a painter, cartoonist and social satirist. He is best known for his series of paintings that tend to deal with moral subjects, such as The Rakes Progress, The Harlots Progress and Industry and Idleness, amongst others.

You can find more information about Hogarth at Wikipedia.

The Tete a Tete is part 2 of a series of six paintings entitled Marriage a la Mode. The paintings are essentially a morality play, describing the pitfalls of marriages of convenience. For more information visit The National Gallery which owns the Marriage a la Mode series.