Harriet was soon assailed · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: Harriet was soon assailed
Period: 1850-1900;
Geographic: Europe; England; United Kingdom; Britain
Description: In this image we see Harriet being accosted by gypsies on her way home from the ball. The gypsies asked for money and Harriet was distressed. Frank Churchill was walking along the same road and chased them away, bringing the distressed Harriet to Hartfield. This scene occurs in chapter 39. The characters are shown in the traditional regency style. Harriet wears a dress with an empire waistline and a bonnet, and a shawl wrapped around her shoulders. The gypsies wear loose fitting clothes and are barefoot. 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:25795
Language: eng
Source Name: Emma
Parent Collection: "Emma," by Jane Austen. Illustrations by Hugh Thomson (1896); "Emma," by Jane Austen. Illustrations by Hugh Thomson (1896)
Image: mta_25795_OBJ.png
Collection: Emma