“They entered the breakfast-room” · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: “They entered the breakfast-room”
Period: 1850-1900;
Geographic: Europe; England; United Kingdom; Britain
Description: In this image Kitty and Lydia usher Charlotte Lucas into the breakfast room at Longborn. Charlotte Lucas was Lizzy’s best friend, and came over just after Mr. Collins proposed. Kitty and Lydia met her in the vestibule and brought her into the breakfast room telling Charlotte what had transpired between Lizzy and Mr. Collins. This scene occurs in chapter 20. The characters are shown in the traditional regency style. Kitty, Lydia, and Charlotte Lucas wear regency style dresses with empire waistlines. Charlotte Lucas wears a bonnet and carries a parasol, both to protect her face from the sun. 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:25890
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)
Image: mta_25890_OBJ.png
Collection: Pride and Prejudice