He put the tray with the breakfast and the letter on the dressing table · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: He put the tray with the breakfast and the letter on the dressing table
Period: 1850-1900;
Geographic: Europe; England; United Kingdom; Britain
Description: The image depicts a scene from page 51, in which Rawdon Crawley brings the letter telling of his father’s death to his wife. Rebecca Crawley is shown seated in a high-backed wicker chair, holding the letter in one hand while she reads it. Rawdon Crawley is leaning over the table in front of her, both hands still on the tray containing her breakfast. On the wall behind them is a portrait, partially covered by a screen decorated with images of architecture and birds.
Image Creator: Frank T. Merrill (Artist);John Andrew & Son (Engraver); Frank T. Merrill (Artist); John Andrew & Son (Engraver)
Type: StillImage; Engravings
Identifier: mta:25091
Language: eng
Source Name: Vanity Fair A Novel Without A Hero In Two Volumes
Parent Collection: "Vanity Fair" by William Makepeace Thackeray. Engravings by John Andrew & Son (1893); "Vanity Fair" by William Makepeace Thackeray. Engravings by John Andrew & Son (1893)
Image: mta_25091_OBJ.jpg
Collection: Vanity Fair
Subject: Men, White; Women; Women, White; Correspondence; Men; Letter writing; fictional works; Fictitious characters; Letter writing in literature; Letters in literature