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Title
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The enjoyment of Elinor’s company
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Description
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Here we see Edward Ferrars with his arm around Elinor’s shoulder. After leaving Cleveland Elinor and Marianne returned home to Barton Cottage. No one had heard anything from Edward Ferrars after he left London to go to Oxford. One of the Dashwood’s servants had been in Oxford and saw Lucy Steele and she said that she was married, but he did not speak with Edward. When he came home with this information, Elinor was upset because she would not accept his marriage, believing that he might still come back to her. Soon after this, Edward arrived at Barton Cottage. He told Elinor that Lucy ran away with his brother Robert and they got married. Edward then came to propose to Elinor, and their marriage was planned within hours of his arrival. This scene appears in chapter 49 as indicated underneath the image. The characters are shown in the traditional regency style. Elinor wears the regency style dress with an empire waist. Her hair is worn tied up, as was tradition for women after their coming out before the queen, signaling her entrance into society. Edward wears a waistcoat and tailcoat with knickers that stopped at the knee. 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.
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Image Creator
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Charles Edmund Brock (engraver)
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Henry Matthew Brock (engraver)
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Identifier
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mta:25695
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Source Name
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Sense and Sensibility
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Image
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