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Title
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Fanny at the Ball
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Description
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Here we see Fanny dancing with Mr. Crawford at the ball held by her uncle, Sir Thomas. Sir Thomas held this ball while Fanny’s brother was visiting them at Mansfield while on leave from the navy. Mr. Crawford had decided that he wanted to pursue Fanny and get her to like him and ended up falling in love with her. This scene occurs in chapter 28 as noted underneath the title of this image. The characters are shown in the traditional regency style, with Fanny wearing the regency style dress with an empire waist. Her hair is worn tied up, and she holds a fan in her hand. A fan in this era was often used to signal to communicate with others at the party. Using the fan, a woman could signal if she was married, single, or engaged, that she was being watched by a chaperone, that she loved another man, among other things. Mr. Crawford wears a waistcoat and tailcoat with knickers that stop at the knee. He hold a bicorn hat under his arm. 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. The same image appears as the frontispiece for the Dent 1893, 1894, 1895, 1896, and 1897 editions of Mansfield Park.
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Image Creator
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William Cubit Cooke (engraver)
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Identifier
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mta:25601
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Source Name
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Mansfield Park
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Image
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