“Offended two or three young ladies” · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: “Offended two or three young ladies”
Period: 1850-1900;
Geographic: Europe; England; United Kingdom; Britain
Description: In this image three young ladies sit, offended, at Mr. Bingley’s ball. Elizabeth was relating Mr. Bingley's love for Jane to her aunt, Mrs. Gardiner. Elizabeth tells her that Mr. Bingley had offended several young ladies by spending most of his time dancing with Jane, rather than dancing with several young ladies, as was customary. This scene occurs in chapter 25. The characters are shown in the traditional regency style. These young women wear the regency style dresses with empire waistlines. Their hair is tied up and they hold fans. Fans at this time were used to communicate across the room, with different ways of holding the fan conveying different messages. 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:25896
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)
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Collection: Pride and Prejudice

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