I suppose you know, ma'am, that Mr. Ferrars is married. · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: I suppose you know, ma'am, that Mr. Ferrars is married.
Period: 1850-1900;
Geographic: Europe; England; United Kingdom; Britain
Description: In this image one of the Dashwood’s servants tells Mrs. Dashwood that he heard in town that Mr. Ferrars was married to Lucy Steele. Elinor was upset by this, holding out hope that she might still marry him. The servant did not see Mr. Ferrars’ face, only speaking to Lucy Steele. It was later revealed that Lucy Steele married Robert Ferrars, not Edward. This scene occurs in chapter 47. The characters are shown in the traditional regency style. Mrs. Dashwood wears a regency style dress with an empire waist and a mop cap. The servant wears a waistcoat and tailcoat. 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:25857
Language: eng
Source Name: Sense and Sensibility
Parent Collection: "Sense and Sensibility," by Jane Austen. Illustrations by Hugh Thomson (1896); "Sense and Sensibility," by Jane Austen. Illustrations by Hugh Thomson (1896)
Image: mta_25857_OBJ.png
Collection: Sense and Sensibility