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Title: She is tolerable
Period: 1850-1900;
Geographic: Europe; England; United Kingdom; Britain
Description: In this image Mr. Darcy looks at Lizzy. Mr. Bingley was dancing with Jane, and asked if Mr. Darcy wanted Jane to introduce him to Lizzy. Mr. Darcy replied that she was tolerable but not handsome enough to tempt him to ask her to dance. This scene occurs in chapter 3. The characters are shown in the traditional regency style. Mr. Bingley and Mr. Darcy wear waistcoats and tailcoats with cravats. Lizzy wears a regency style dress with an empire waistline. She has gloves that reach her elbows 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:25867
Language: eng
Source Name: Pride and Prejudice
Parent Collection: "Pride and Prejudice," by Jane Austen. Illustrations by Hugh Thomson (1894)
Image: mta_25867_OBJ.png