“When Colonel Miller's regiment went away” · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: “When Colonel Miller's regiment went away”
Period: 1850-1900;
Geographic: Europe; England; United Kingdom; Britain
Description: In this image the regiment stationed in Meryton, under the command of Colonel Miller, leaves the town. When the regiment left, Colonel Forester’s wife, invited Lydia to accompany them to Brighton. Elizabeth privately asked Mr. Bennet to prevent Lydia from going, but Lydia begged to be allowed to go, and Mr. Bennet conceded. This scene occurs in chapter 41. The characters are shown in the traditional regency style. The regiment wears the regency military uniform with bicorn hats, leather belts, and double-breasted jackets. Colonel Miller rides on horseback while the lower ranks march, carrying muskets. 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:25974
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_25974_OBJ.png
Collection: Pride and Prejudice