The efforts of his aunt · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: The efforts of his aunt
Period: 1850-1900;
Geographic: Europe; England; United Kingdom; Britain
Description: In this image Mr. Darcy speaks with his aunt, Lady Catherine de Bourgh. Lady Catherine tried to persuade Mr. Darcy not to propose to Elizabeth. Lady Catherine wanted Mr. Darcy to marry her daughter, Mr. Darcy’s cousin. Lady Catherine planned the marriage between Miss de Bourgh and Mr. Darcy since their infancy. Mr. Darcy refused this engagement, firm in his conviction that he was going to marry Elizabeth. This scene occurs in chapter 58. The characters are shown in the traditional regency style. Lady Catherine wears a regency dress with an empire waist. She wears an overcoat and bonnet and holds a walking stick. Mr. Darcy wears a waistcoat and tailcoat with 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:26045
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)
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Collection: Pride and Prejudice

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