He never failed to inform them · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: He never failed to inform them
Period: 1850-1900;
Geographic: Europe; England; United Kingdom; Britain
Description: In this image Charlotte and Lizzy work on sewing projects as Mr. Collins comes in to announce each time Lady Catherine de Bourgh drove past. Mr. Collins spent much of his day in the laneway noting who drove past and relating who was out each day to his wife. This scene occurs in chapter 30. The characters are shown in the traditional regency style. Charlotte and Lizzy wear the regency style dress with empire waists. 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:25905
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)
Image: mta_25905_OBJ.png
Collection: Pride and Prejudice