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Title: It was Edward.
Period: 1850-1900;
Geographic: Europe; England; United Kingdom; Britain
Description: In this image Edward Ferrars arrives outside of Barton Cottage. He told Elinor that he had not married Lucy Steele and she had run away with his brother Robert. Edward came on this trip to propose to Elinor and she happily accepted. This scene occurs in chapter 48. The characters are shown in the traditional regency style. Edward Ferrars wears a waistcoat and tailcoat, with a top hat. 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:25858
Language: eng
Source Name: Sense and Sensibility
Parent Collection: "Sense and Sensibility," by Jane Austen. Illustrations by Hugh Thomson (1896)
Image: mta_25858_OBJ.png