“Man and horse were down.” · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: “Man and horse were down.”
Subject: Brontë family; Horses in literature; horses; Horse sports injuries; Ankle; Wounds and injuries; Governesses; Fiction; Governesses in literature; Gothic revival (Literature); Great Britain; Gothic literature
Period: 1850-1900;
Geographic: Europe; England; United Kingdom; Britain
Description: Here Jane meets Mr. Rochester for the first time. Jane was going into town when Mr. Rochester rode past her on horseback. His horse slipped on ice and threw Mr. Rochester off. He hurt his ankle and needed Jane’s help. She helped him back onto his horse, not knowing who he was, nor did he know her.
Image Creator: B. S. Grieg (engraver)
Type: StillImage; engraving
Identifier: mta:24849
Language: eng
Source Name: Jane Eyre
Parent Collection: "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë. Engravings by B.S. Greig (1896); "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë. Engravings by B.S. Greig (1896)
Image: mta_24849_OBJ.png
Collection: Jane Eyre
Subject: Brontë family; Horses in literature; horses; Horse sports injuries; Ankle; Wounds and injuries; Governesses; Fiction; Governesses in literature; Gothic revival (Literature); Great Britain; Gothic literature