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Title: They sang together.
Period: 1850-1900;
Geographic: Europe; England; United Kingdom; Britain
Description: In this image Marianne and Willoughby sing together while Marianne plays piano. Young upper-class women were encouraged to practice some form of art, often either music or drawing. Elinor was a skilled artist while Marianne was a talented piano player. Willoughby and Marianne became close, and they often sang together. This scene occurs in chapter 10. The characters are shown in the traditional regency style, as Marianne wears the regency style dress with an empire waist. Willoughby wears a waistcoat and tailcoat with breeches and a cravat. 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:25815
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_25815_OBJ.png
Collection: Sense and Sensibility