[Mr. Collins ignores Lizzy] · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: [Mr. Collins ignores Lizzy]
Period: 1850-1900;
Geographic: Europe; England; United Kingdom; Britain
Description: In this image Mr. Collins examines a portrait at Longbourn as Mrs. Bennet and Lizzy stand by. After turning down his proposal Mr. Collins was very cold to Lizzy and the rest of the family. Mrs. Bennet hung around him, trying to convince him to forgive Lizzy, and trying to get Lizzy to accept his offer. This scene occurs in chapter 21. The characters are shown in the traditional regency style. Lizzy and Mrs. Bennet wear regency style dresses with empire waistlines. Mr. Collins wears a waistcoat and tailcoat. 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:25891
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_25891_OBJ.png
Collection: Pride and Prejudice