“He has asked her, my dear” · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: “He has asked her, my dear”
Period: 1850-1900;
Geographic: Europe; England; United Kingdom; Britain
Description: In this image Mr. Weston tells Mrs. Weston that Frank Churchill had secured Emma’s hand for the first two dances of the ball that they were planning. Mr. And Mrs. Weston wanted Emma and Frank Churchill to fall in love so that their families would be joined. This scene occurs in chapter 29. The characters are shown in the traditional regency style. Mrs. Weston wears the regency style dress with an empire waist. She has a bonnet and carries a muff. Mr. Weston wears a waistcoat and tailcoat, with a cravat and carries 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:25787
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)
Image: mta_25787_OBJ.png
Collection: Emma