“I entreat you to stay.” · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: “I entreat you to stay.”
Subject: fictional works; Fictitious characters; Austen, Jane, 1775-1817; Characters; Women authors; Women authors, English; Manners and customs; Regency; England; Regency; Great Britain; Regency in literature; Great Britain; History; Regency, 1811-1820
Period: 1850-1900;
Geographic: Europe; England; United Kingdom; Britain
Description: In this image Willoughby begs Elinor to listen to him. He heard of Marianne’s illness, and he had come to tell her that he had truly cared for Marianne and the letter he sent to her in London was written by his wife who was jealous. Willoughby begged Elinor to listen to him and pass his message on to Marianne once she had recovered. This scene occurs in chapter 44. The characters are shown in the traditional regency style. Elinor wears a regency style dress with an empire waistline, and a sash tied around her waist. Willoughby wears a waistcoat and tailcoat with a cravat and overcoat. 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:25853
Language: eng
Source Name: Sense and Sensibility
Parent Collection: "Sense and Sensibility," by Jane Austen. Illustrations by Hugh Thomson (1896); "Sense and Sensibility," by Jane Austen. Illustrations by Hugh Thomson (1896)
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Collection: Sense and Sensibility
Subject: fictional works; Fictitious characters; Austen, Jane, 1775-1817; Characters; Women authors; Women authors, English; Manners and customs; Regency; England; Regency; Great Britain; Regency in literature; Great Britain; History; Regency, 1811-1820

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