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Title: But now it comes out
Period: 1850-1900;
Geographic: Europe; England; United Kingdom; Britain
Description: In this image Mr. Bennet reads a letter from Mr. Collins to Elizabeth. In this letter, Mr. Collins cautions Elizabeth not to go forward with an engagement with Mr. Darcy. Mr. Bennet found this letter humorous, believing Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy to hate each other. Elizabeth neither accepted nor denied that she still hated Mr. Darcy, allowing her father to continue reading. This scene occurs in chapter 57. The characters are shown in the traditional regency style. Elizabeth wears a regency dress with an empire waist. Mr. Bennet wears a waistcoat and tailcoat with a cravat. He has reading glasses and holds Mr. Collins’ letter. 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:26044
Language: eng
Source Name: Pride and Prejudice
Parent Collection: "Pride and Prejudice," by Jane Austen. Illustrations by Hugh Thomson (1894)
Image: mta_26044_OBJ.png