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Title: Mr. Darcy with him
Period: 1850-1900;
Geographic: Europe; England; United Kingdom; Britain
Description: In this image Mr. Darcy and Mr. Bingley arrive at Longbourn. After Lydia’s wedding, Mr. Bingley returned to Netherfield, with Mr. Darcy. Shortly after their return the two men came to Longbourn. Mrs. Bennet greets Mr. Bingley warmly but does not extend the same courtesy to Mr. Darcy, mortifying Elizabeth. This scene occurs in chapter 53. The characters are shown in the traditional regency style. Mr. Darcy and Mr. Bingley ride on horseback, and wear waistcoats and tailcoats with top hats. 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:26036
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_26036_OBJ.png
Collection: Pride and Prejudice