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Title
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Mr. Collins Proposes
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Description
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Here we see Mr. Collins proposing to Elizabeth Bennet. Mr. Collins is Mr. Bennet's cousin, and the one who will inherit Longbourn after Mr. Bennet’s death. Mr. Collins paid the Bennet’s a visit and proposed to Elizabeth. She found Mr. Collins insufferable and refused his proposal. Mr. Collins was offended, but ultimately ended up marrying Elizabeth’s friend, Charlotte Lucas. In this image, Mr. Collins holds a ring box, leaning forward to ask Elizabeth for her hand in marriage. She is seated and looks away in disgust. This scene occurs in chapter 20 as noted beneath the title of the image. The characters are shown in the traditional regency style, with Mr. Collins wearing waistcoats, tailcoats, and knickers that stopped at the knee. Elizabeth wears the regency style dress with an empire waist. Her hair is worn tied up, as was tradition for women after their coming out before the queen, signaling her entrance into society. 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. The same image appears as an insert between pages 106 and 107 for the Dent 1893, 1894, 1895, 1896, and 1897 editions of Pride and Prejudice.
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Image Creator
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William Cubit Cooke (engraver)
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Identifier
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mta:25563
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Source Name
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Pride and Prejudice
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Image
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