“Accompanied by their aunt” · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: “Accompanied by their aunt”
Period: 1850-1900;
Geographic: Europe; England; United Kingdom; Britain
Description: In this image Mr. Darcy and Colonel Fitzwilliam accompany their aunt, Lady Catherine de Bourgh at the Parsonage at Hunsford. The two men who were visiting their aunt at Rosings often accompanied her on her outings, including her frequent visits to Mr. Collins, Charlotte, and Elizabeth at the Parsonage. This scene occurs in chapter 32. The characters are shown in the traditional regency style. Lady Catherine wears the regency style dress with an empire waistline. She wears a bonnet and a fur-trimmed coat. Mr. Darcy and Colonel Fitzwilliam wear waistcoats and tailcoats with breeches and top hats. All three carry walking sticks. 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:25910
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_25910_OBJ.png
Collection: Pride and Prejudice