“He halted to the stile whence I had just risen, and sat down.” · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: “He halted to the stile whence I had just risen, and sat down.”
Subject: Brontë family; Fictitious characters; fictional works; Ankle; Wounds and injuries; Horse sports injuries; Horses in literature; horses; dogs; Governesses in literature; Governesses; Fiction; Gothic literature; Gothic revival (Literature); Great Britain
Period: 1850-1900;
Geographic: Europe; England; United Kingdom; Britain
Description: Here Jane first meets Mr. Rochester. While walking into town, she met Mr. Rochester whose horse slipped on ice and knocked Mr. Rochester off hurting his ankle. Not knowing who the other was, Jane offered to help Mr. Rochester. She tried to calm his horse but was unable, so she helped Mr. Rochester take a seat, then get back onto his horse. Mr. Rochester’s dog, Pilot, stands next to him.
Image Creator: Edmund H. Garrett (etcher)
Type: StillImage; etching
Identifier: mta:24865
Language: eng
Source Name: Jane Eyre
Parent Collection: "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë. Etchings by Edmund H. Garrett (1890); "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë. Etchings by Edmund H. Garrett (1890)
Image: mta_24865_OBJ.png
Collection: Jane Eyre
Subject: Brontë family; Fictitious characters; fictional works; Ankle; Wounds and injuries; Horse sports injuries; Horses in literature; horses; dogs; Governesses in literature; Governesses; Fiction; Gothic literature; Gothic revival (Literature); Great Britain