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Title: That is my wife
Period: 1850-1900;
Geographic: Europe; England; United Kingdom; Britain
Description: Jane's marriage to Mr. Rochester was interrupted by the arrival of the lawyer, Mr. Briggs, and Mr. Mason, objecting to the marriage on the grounds that Mr. Rochester was already married to Mr. Mason’s sister and thus could not legally be married. Mr. Rochester then took Jane, Mr. Mason, and Mr. Briggs to the third floor of Thornfield and showed them Mrs. Rochester, who was severely mentally ill. In this image we see Mrs. Rochester tied to a chair and her nurse, Grace Poole, standing nearby. Mr. Rochester, Jane, Mr. Mason, and Mr. Briggs stand near the door looking at Mr. Rochester.
Image Creator: Frederick Henry Townsend (engraver)
Type: StillImage; woodcut
Identifier: mta:24769
Language: eng
Source Name: Jane Eyre; An Autobiography
Parent Collection: "Jane Eyre; An Autobiography" by Charlotte Brontë. Woodcuts by Frederick Henry Townsend (1897); "Jane Eyre; An Autobiography" by Charlotte Brontë. Woodcuts by Frederick Henry Townsend (1897)
Image: mta_24769_OBJ.png
Collection: Jane Eyre
Subject: fictional works; Fictitious characters; Brontë family; Marriage customs and rites in literature; Marriage in literature; Mental illness in literature; Husband and wife; Lawyers; Nurses in literature