Without once opening his lips · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: Without once opening his lips
Period: 1850-1900;
Geographic: Europe; England; United Kingdom; Britain
Description: In this image Mr. Darcy sits near Lizzy at the ball in Meryton. Although Mr. Darcy refused to dance with Lizzy, he sat next to her without speaking for thirty minutes. Mrs. Bennet took this as a sign that Mr. Darcy was interested in Lizzy, despite his refusing to dance. This scene occurs in chapter 5. The characters are shown in the traditional regency style. Mr. Darcy wears a waistcoat and tailcoat with a cravat. Lizzy wears a regency style dress with an empire waistline and carries a fan. Fans were used at this time to communicate to others across the room at balls. 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:25868
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)
Image: mta_25868_OBJ.png
Collection: Pride and Prejudice