The gardener's lamentations. · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: The gardener's lamentations.
Period: 1850-1900;
Geographic: Europe; England; United Kingdom; Britain
Description: In this image Mrs. Palmer’s gardener speaks to Marianne. Marianne and Elinor travelled to the Palmer’s estate after leaving London and before returning to Barton Park. Marianne spent most of her time walking through the gardens. She spoke often to the gardener on her walks. This scene occurs in chapter 42. The characters are shown in the traditional regency style. The gardener wears a waistcoat and long pants and a sleeve around his ankles to protect the bottoms of his pants from the dirt. 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:25851
Language: eng
Source Name: Sense and Sensibility
Parent Collection: "Sense and Sensibility," by Jane Austen. Illustrations by Hugh Thomson (1896)
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