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Title
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Carried her down the hill
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Description
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Here we see Willoughby carrying Marianne down the hill after she sprained her ankle. Marianne and Margaret were out for a walk when it suddenly began to rain. They ran down the hill trying to get home as quickly as possible. While running down the hill Marianne tripped and fell. Willoughby, who had just arrived in Barton Park, saw Marianne fall, and came to her rescue. He picked her up and carried her back home. This was their first meeting and Marianne then fell in love with him. This scene appears in chapter 9 as indicated underneath the image. The characters are shown in the traditional regency style, with Willoughby wearing a waistcoat, overcoat, and knickers that stopped at the knee. Marianne wears the regency style dress with an empire waist. Her hair is worn tied up, as was tradition for women after their coming out before the queen, signaling her entrance into society. She wears a bonnet, worn often by women of this era to protect their faces from the sun while out on walks. Going for walks was a popular pastime for the upper classes during the regency era. 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.
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Image Creator
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Charles Edmund Brock (engraver);Henry Matthew Brock (engraver)
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Charles Edmund Brock (engraver)
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Henry Matthew Brock (engraver)
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Identifier
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mta:25684
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Source Name
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Sense and Sensibility
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Image
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