Conversation so far:
What does marriage a la mode mean?
marriage a la mode is fashionable wedding in French.
Was William Hogarth's marriage a la mode a popular piece?
Marriage A-la-Mode was not received as well as his other moral tales, and when they were finally sold in 1751, it was for much less than Hogarth hoped.
Did William Hogarth receive any recogniziton?
Knowledge of William Hogarth's work is so pervasive that satirical political illustrations in this style are often referred to as Hogarthian.

Question: What criticisms?
Self-contained rewrite: What criticisms did William Hogarth recieve?