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Title: A very smart beau.
Period: 1850-1900;
Geographic: Europe; England; United Kingdom; Britain
Description: In this image Anne and Lucy Steele travel to London by post with Dr. Davies. The Steeles arrived in London after Willoughby got married to Miss Grey. Mrs. Jennings asked the Steeles how they travelled, and they said they came by post, but were accompanied by Dr. Davies who also happened to be travelling to London. This scene occurs in chapter 32. The characters are shown in the traditional regency style, as Anne and Lucy Steele wear regency style dresses with empire waistlines. They wear bonnets and carry muffs. Dr. Davies wears a waistcoat and tailcoat with breeches and a top hat. 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:25831
Language: eng
Source Name: Sense and Sensibility
Parent Collection: "Sense and Sensibility," by Jane Austen. Illustrations by Hugh Thomson (1896); "Sense and Sensibility," by Jane Austen. Illustrations by Hugh Thomson (1896)
Image: mta_25831_OBJ.png
Collection: Sense and Sensibility