He rode a black horse · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: He rode a black horse
Period: 1850-1900;
Geographic: Europe; England; United Kingdom; Britain
Description: In this image Mr. Bingley rides up to the Bennet’s house on horseback. After Mr. Bennet called on Mr. Bingley, he returned the call, coming to Longbourn. This thrilled Mrs. Bennet and her daughters, as it was the first time they met Mr. Bingley. This scene occurs in chapter 3. The characters are shown in the traditional regency style. Mr. Bingley wears a waistcoat and tailcoat with 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:25865
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_25865_OBJ.png
Collection: Pride and Prejudice