“But perhaps you would like to read it” · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: “But perhaps you would like to read it”
Period: 1850-1900;
Geographic: Europe; England; United Kingdom; Britain
Description: In this image Mr. Bennet hands Elizabeth and Jane the letter from Mr. Gardiner. Mr. Gardiner had gone to London to look for Lydia and Mr. Wickham. He writes that Lydia and Mr. Wickham had been found. They were not yet married, and Mr. Wickham required a small annuity and then he will marry Lydia to avoid scandal. This scene occurs in chapter 49. The characters are shown in the traditional regency style. Jane, and Elizabeth wear regency dresses with empire waistlines and bonnets. Mr. Bennet wears a tailcoat and top hat and hold a walking stick. 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:26024
Language: eng
Source Name: Pride and Prejudice
Parent Collection: "Pride and Prejudice," by Jane Austen. Illustrations by Hugh Thomson (1894); "Pride and Prejudice," by Jane Austen. Illustrations by Hugh Thomson (1894)
Image: mta_26024_OBJ.png
Collection: Pride and Prejudice