The officers of the – shire · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: The officers of the – shire
Period: 1850-1900;
Geographic: Europe; England; United Kingdom; Britain
Description: In this image Mr. Wickham and the other soldiers stationed in Meryton walk into a dinner party. Mr. Wickham was in the centre wearing a waistcoat and tailcoat with a cravat and breeches. The other soldiers wear their uniform with a sash and double-breasted coat. Because the others are in uniform, the image suggests that they were on duty, as soldiers would only wear their uniform while they were working and would not be worn while on leave or off duty. These uniforms date to the regency period. 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. This scene occurs in chapter 16.
Image Creator: Hugh Thomson (Illustrator)
Type: StillImage; pen and ink illustrations
Identifier: mta:25885
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_25885_OBJ.png
Collection: Pride and Prejudice