The note was held out, and must be taken · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: The note was held out, and must be taken
Period: 1850-1900;
Geographic: Europe; England; United Kingdom; Britain
Description: Here we see Fanny writing a note to Miss Crawford, hand handing it to Mr. Crawford. Miss Crawford wrote a note to Fanny expressing her excitement at Mr. Crawford’s proposal, assuming she would accept. Mr. Crawford wanted Fanny to respond, so she quickly wrote to Miss Crawford, saying that she had not accepted his proposal, and handed the note to Mr. Crawford so he could deliver the note. This scene occurs in chapter 31. The characters are shown in the traditional regency style. Fanny wears a regency style dress with an empire waist. Mr. Crawford wears a tailcoat and tailcoat with breeches. 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:25744
Language: eng
Source Name: Mansfield Park
Parent Collection: "Mansfield Park", by Jane Austen. Illustrations by Hugh Thomson (1898); "Mansfield Park", by Jane Austen. Illustrations by Hugh Thomson (1898)
Image: mta_25744_OBJ.png
Collection: Mansfield Park