I declare they are quite charming. · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: I declare they are quite charming.
Period: 1850-1900;
Geographic: Europe; England; United Kingdom; Britain
Description: In this image Mrs. Jennings visits Barton Cottage with her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. And Mrs. Palmer. Elinor speaks with Mrs. Jennings and Mrs. Palmer, while Mr. Palmer sits in the corner, reading a newspaper. Elinor found Mr. Palmer to be cold and unfriendly, but Mrs. Palmer was warm and kind. This scene occurs in chapter 19. The characters are shown in the traditional regency style, as Mrs. Jennings, Mrs. Palmer, and Elinor wear the regency style dress with an empire waist. Mrs. Jennings and Mrs. Palmer wear bonnets. Mr. Palmer wears a waistcoat and tailcoat with breeches. 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:25823
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)
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Collection: Sense and Sensibility
Subject: fictional works; Fictitious characters; Austen, Jane, 1775-1817; Characters; Women authors; Women authors, English; Manners and customs; Regency; England; Regency; Great Britain; Regency in literature; Great Britain; History; Regency, 1811-1820

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