“On looking up” · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture · Center for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: “On looking up”
Period: 1850-1900;
Geographic: Europe; England; United Kingdom; Britain
Description: In this image Mr. Darcy encounters Lizzy while out on a walk in the countryside near Rosings. The two met frequently while she was out on her walk. She often went out alone, and started to think Mr. Darcy was trying to meet her intentionally. This scene occurs in chapter 33. The characters are shown in the traditional regency style. Lizzy wears the regency style dress with an empire waistline. She wears a bonnet and holds a parasol, both to protect her from the sun. Mr. Darcy wears a waistcoat and tailcoat with breeches. He raises his top hat to Lizzy and uses a walking stick. 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:25911
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_25911_OBJ.png
Collection: Pride and Prejudice