Miss Bates came to the carriage door · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: Miss Bates came to the carriage door
Period: 1850-1900;
Geographic: Europe; England; United Kingdom; Britain
Description: In this image Miss Bates speaks to Emma through a carriage window. Emma came to the Bates’ house to invite Jane Fairfax for a drive. Jane was recovering from an illness, and Emma thought the fresh air of a drive might do her good. Miss Bates went into the house to ask is Jane wanted to go for a drive, but Jane refused. This scene occurs in chapter 45. The characters are shown in the traditional regency style. Emma and Miss Bates wear the regency style dress with empire waists and bonnets. The regency period dated to the early nineteenth century (1811-1820) when George, Prince of Wales, later George IV (r. 1820-1830), reigned as regent for his mentally ill father, King George III (r. 1760-1820). The regency period is associated with the rise of neoclassicism in art and fashion.
Image Creator: Hugh Thomson (Illustrator)
Type: StillImage; pen and ink illustrations
Identifier: mta:25800
Language: eng
Source Name: Emma
Parent Collection: "Emma," by Jane Austen. Illustrations by Hugh Thomson (1896); "Emma," by Jane Austen. Illustrations by Hugh Thomson (1896)
Image: mta_25800_OBJ.png
Collection: Emma