“My father is come!” · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: “My father is come!”
Period: 1850-1900;
Geographic: Europe; England; United Kingdom; Britain
Description: Here we see Maria Bertram and Mr. Crawford rehearsing the play, “Lover’s Vows.” Both look up from the scene in shock when Julia came into the rehearsal room to announce that their father, Sir Thomas had come home early. This put a swift end to the play, because he did not think acting to be a suitable pastime for respectable young people. This scene occurs in chapter 18. The characters are shown in the traditional regency style. Maria wears a regency style dress with an empire waistline. Mr. Crawford wears a waistcoat and tailcoat, with breeches and a cravat. 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:25729
Language: eng
Source Name: Mansfield Park
Parent Collection: "Mansfield Park", by Jane Austen. Illustrations by Hugh Thomson (1898); "Mansfield Park", by Jane Austen. Illustrations by Hugh Thomson (1898)
Image: mta_25729_OBJ.png
Collection: Mansfield Park