Mischievous tricks. · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture · Center for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: Mischievous tricks.
Period: 1850-1900;
Geographic: Europe; England; United Kingdom; Britain
Description: In this image Lucy Steele plays with Lady Middleton’s children. The children could be mischievous and while Elinor found it tiresome, but Lucy enjoyed their attention. Lady Middleton here continues with her work, rather than disciplining her children. One child plays with Lucy’s hair, while another looks through Lady Middleton's purse. This scene occurs in chapter 21. The characters are shown in the traditional regency style, as Lucy and Lady Middleton wear the regency style dress with an empire waist. 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:25824
Language: eng
Source Name: Sense and Sensibility
Parent Collection: "Sense and Sensibility," by Jane Austen. Illustrations by Hugh Thomson (1896); "Sense and Sensibility," by Jane Austen. Illustrations by Hugh Thomson (1896)
Image: mta_25824_OBJ.png
Collection: Sense and Sensibility