Which of these is a pictorial example of satire—the effort to improve society by humorous criticism of its folly and foibles?

a. Jacques-Louis David's Oath of the Horatii
b. Francois Boucher's Toilet of Venus
c. William Hogarth's The Marriage Contract
d. Greuze's The Bride of the Village

Answer: c

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