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Title
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“In vain were the well-meant condescensions of Sir Thomas”
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Description
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Here we see Fanny as a young girl sitting on the sofa next to her Aunt Bertram. Her uncle, Sir Thomas, leans over the sofa, speaking to her. On Lady Bertram’s lap is her pug. This scene occurs when Fanny arrived at Mansfield Park. The Bertrams brought Fanny to live with them when she was ten years old to help relieve some of the pressure on her mother, who had several children and very little money. Next to Lady Bertram, we see a fire screen, a piece of furniture used to shield a woman’s face from the heat of the fire to prevent her blushing. This scene occurs in chapter 2 as noted underneath the title of this image. The characters are shown in the traditional regency style. Lady Bertram and Fanny wear the regency style dress with an empire waist. Lady Bertram’s hair is worn tied up under a mop cap. Fanny’s hair is short, tied out of her face with a ribbon. Sir Thomas wears a waistcoat and tailcoat, and knickers that stop at the knee. 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.
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Image Creator
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Charles Edmund Brock (engraver);Henry Matthew Brock (engraver)
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Charles Edmund Brock (engraver)
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Henry Matthew Brock (engraver)
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Identifier
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mta:25697
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Source Name
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Mansfield Park
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Image
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