“Oh, Mr. Knightley, one moment more” · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: “Oh, Mr. Knightley, one moment more”
Subject: fictional works; Fictitious characters; Austen, Jane, 1775-1817; Characters; Women authors; Women authors, English; Manners and customs; Regency; England; Regency; Great Britain; Regency in literature; Great Britain; History; Regency, 1811-1820
Period: 1850-1900;
Geographic: Europe; England; United Kingdom; Britain
Description: In this image Miss Bates leans out the window speaking to Mr. Knightley who was on horseback. Miss Bates saw him passing the house and, not wanting to cause a chill by opening the window in the drawing room where a group was gathered, went into another room to speak with him through the window. Miss Bates asked him to come in but he said he could not because he was on his way to Kingston. This scene occurs in chapter 27. The characters are shown in the traditional regency style. Miss Bates wears the regency style dress with an empire waist. Mr. Knightley wears a waistcoat and tailcoat, with a cravat and 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.
Image Creator: Hugh Thomson (Illustrator)
Type: StillImage; pen and ink illustrations
Identifier: mta:25786
Language: eng
Source Name: Emma
Parent Collection: "Emma," by Jane Austen. Illustrations by Hugh Thomson (1896); "Emma," by Jane Austen. Illustrations by Hugh Thomson (1896)
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Collection: Emma
Subject: fictional works; Fictitious characters; Austen, Jane, 1775-1817; Characters; Women authors; Women authors, English; Manners and customs; Regency; England; Regency; Great Britain; Regency in literature; Great Britain; History; Regency, 1811-1820

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