“The elevation of his feelings” · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: “The elevation of his feelings”
Subject: fictional works; Fictitious characters; Austen, Jane, 1775-1817; Characters; Women authors; Women authors, English; Manners and customs; Regency; England; Regency in literature; Regency; Great Britain; Great Britain; History; Regency, 1811-1820
Period: 1850-1900;
Geographic: Europe; England; United Kingdom; Britain
Description: In this image Mr. Collins bid farewell to Elizabeth as she leaves to go to London with the Gardiners and then home to Longbourn. This scene occurs over breakfast on the day she was set to leave. Mr. Collins thanks Elizabeth for coming to visit and tells her he hopes she can find the same kind of happiness that he and Charlotte found in each other. This scene occurs in chapter 38. The characters are shown in the traditional regency style. Elizabeth wears the regency style with a dress with an empire waist. Mr. Collins wears a waistcoat and tailcoat. 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:25961
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)
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Collection: Pride and Prejudice
Subject: fictional works; Fictitious characters; Austen, Jane, 1775-1817; Characters; Women authors; Women authors, English; Manners and customs; Regency; England; Regency in literature; Regency; Great Britain; Great Britain; History; Regency, 1811-1820

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