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Title
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Sir Thomas brought him to her.
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Description
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Here we see Sir Thomas bringing Mr. Crawford over to Fanny at the ball. Sir Thomas gave the ball in honour of William’s visit to Mansfield. It was at this time when Mr. Crawford decided he wanted to make Fanny love him. At the ball, Sir Thomas came over to ask if she had a partner for the first dance. She answered that Mr. Crawford had engaged her for the first two dances. Then Sir Thomas told her that she was to open the dancing with Mr. Crawford. She was shocked and tried to convince him that Edmund should open the dancing with Miss Crawford because she was very shy. Sir Thomas insisted, and Fanny relented and began the dancing with Mr. Crawford. This scene occurs in chapter 28 as noted underneath the title of this image. The characters are shown in the traditional regency style. Fanny wears the regency style dress with an empire waist. Her hair is worn tied up. She holds a fan in her hand. A fan in this era was often used to signal to communicate with others at the party. Using the fan, a woman could signal if she was married, single, or engaged, that she was being watched by a chaperone, that she loved another man, among other things. Sir Thomas and Mr. Crawford wears a waistcoat and tailcoat, and knickers that stop at the knee. 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.
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Image Creator
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Charles Edmund Brock (engraver);Henry Matthew Brock (engraver)
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Charles Edmund Brock (engraver)
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Henry Matthew Brock (engraver)
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Identifier
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mta:25704
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Source Name
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Mansfield Park
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Image
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