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Title
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I come to make my own apologies”
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Description
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Here we see Fanny speaking with Edmund and Miss Crawford. Miss Crawford had never ridden on horseback before, and Edmund offered to teach her. Fanny typically used Edmund’s horse to ride for her daily exercise after her grey pony died. Edmund was flirting with Miss Crawford and offered up his horse for Miss Crawford to use because it was very gentle. Miss Crawford used the horse for several days in a row, keeping Fanny from exercising. Fanny had a weak constitution, and not exercising took a toll on her health. Edmund, enthralled with Miss Crawford did not realize this until the end of a week when Fanny had not ridden, and apologized profusely. In this image, Fanny meets Edmund and Miss Crawford outside the stables, coming out to ride herself. This scene occurs in chapter 7 as noted underneath the title of this image. The characters are shown in the traditional regency style. Fanny and Mary Crawford wear a regency riding costume, called a riding habit. This outfit drew on the military trimmings. She wears an overskirt to protect her everyday skirt from the elements. Their hair is worn tied up, with a riding hat to protect her face from the sun. Miss Crawford wears a riding costume. Edmund wears a waistcoat and tailcoat, and tall riding boots. He also has a top hat. 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.
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Image Creator
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Charles Edmund Brock (engraver);Henry Matthew Brock (engraver)
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Charles Edmund Brock (engraver)
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Henry Matthew Brock (engraver)
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Identifier
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mta:25698
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Source Name
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Mansfield Park
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Image
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