Protested he must be entirely mistaken · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: Protested he must be entirely mistaken
Period: 1850-1900;
Geographic: Europe; England; United Kingdom; Britain
Description: In this image Sir William Lucas sits at Longbourn, announcing the engagement between his daughter, Charlotte, and Mr. Collins. Mrs. Bennet and Lydia both rudely exclaim that they cannot believe it and that he must be mistaken. By Charlotte’s marrying Mr. Collins it meant that she would become the mistress of Longbourn after Mr. Bennet’s death, because at this time inheritance passed from one man to his closest male relative, who was Mr. Collins. This scene occurs in chapter 23. The characters are shown in the traditional regency style. Mrs. Bennet and her daughters wear regency style dresses with empire waistlines. Sir William Lucas 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:25894
Language: eng
Source Name: Pride and Prejudice
Parent Collection: "Pride and Prejudice," by Jane Austen. Illustrations by Hugh Thomson (1894)
Image: mta_25894_OBJ.png