“News! News! He’s come! He’s come!” · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: “News! News! He’s come! He’s come!”
Subject: Men, White; Women; Women, White; Men; Manners and customs; fictional works; Fictitious characters; Upper class in literature; Upper class families; Fiction
Period: 1850-1900;
Geographic: England; Europe
Description: The image depicts a scene from page 232, in which Major Dobbin comes to see Amelia Osborne and her father, John Sedley. Amelia is seated on a bench in front of a large tree, wearing a bonnet and shawl and holding an umbrella in her hands. Her father is seated next to her, wearing a top hat and resting both hands on his umbrella. Mary Clapp is in the background, coming to announce the visit of William Dobbin, who can be seen even further back.
Image Creator: Frank T. Merrill (Artist);John Andrew & Son (Engraver); Frank T. Merrill (Artist); John Andrew & Son (Engraver)
Type: StillImage; Engravings
Identifier: mta:25095
Language: eng
Source Name: Vanity Fair A Novel Without A Hero In Two Volumes
Parent Collection: "Vanity Fair" by William Makepeace Thackeray. Engravings by John Andrew & Son (1893); "Vanity Fair" by William Makepeace Thackeray. Engravings by John Andrew & Son (1893)
Image: mta_25095_OBJ.jpg
Collection: Vanity Fair
Subject: Men, White; Women; Women, White; Men; Manners and customs; fictional works; Fictitious characters; Upper class in literature; Upper class families; Fiction