Of one thing I may assure you. · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: Of one thing I may assure you.
Period: 1850-1900;
Geographic: Europe; England; United Kingdom; Britain
Description: In this image John Dashwood assures Elinor that Mrs. Ferrars would have found a match between Edward and Elinor far more agreeable that his marriage to Lucy. Elinor went to visit her half-brother and sister-in-law shortly after the news of the engagement, but after Fanny had somewhat recovered from the shock. This scene occurs in chapter 41. The characters are shown in the traditional regency style. Elinor wears a regency style dress with an empire waistline. John Dashwood 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:25849
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_25849_OBJ.png
Collection: Sense and Sensibility