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Title: I'm the tallest
Period: 1850-1900;
Geographic: England; Europe; United Kingdom; Britain
Description: In this image Lydia measures herself against her sisters, Kitty and Mary. This was how the three youngest girls entertained themselves while Mr. Bennet visited Mr. Bingley. This scene occurs in chapter 2. The characters are shown in the traditional regency style. Kitty, Lydia, and Mary wear regency style dresses with empire waistlines. 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:25864
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_25864_OBJ.png
Collection: Pride and Prejudice