To whom I have related the affair · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: To whom I have related the affair
Period: 1850-1900;
Geographic: Europe; England; United Kingdom; Britain
Description: In this image Mr. Collins calls on Lady Catherine de Bourgh and her niece. Mr. Collins came to call after hearing of Lydia’s running away with Mr. Wickham. He then wrote to the Bennets to offers his condolences, spending the majority of his time talking about how Lydia’s behaviour threatens her sister’s prospects. In this letter Mr. Collins relates that Lady Catherine agrees with him. This scene occurs in chapter 48. The characters are shown in the traditional regency style. Lady Catherine and her niece wear regency dresses with empire waistlines. Lady Catherine wears an elaborate bonnet. Mr. Collins 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:26020
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_26020_OBJ.png
Collection: Pride and Prejudice