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Title
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He laughed most immoderately
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Description
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Here we see Elinor and Robert Ferrars, the younger brother of Edward Ferrars. After the news of Edward and Lucy Steele’s engagement, Elinor felt she ought to pay a visit to her half-brother, John Dashwood, and his wife Fanny, who became hysterical after hearing the news. While visiting, Robert Ferrars arrived. He berated his brother for his decisions. Edward Ferrars was planning to enter into the clergy because his mother but him off from his inheritance. Robert laughed at the notion, finding it unbelievable that his brother would work for the clergy, seeing it as a lowly career. This scene appears in chapter 41 as indicated underneath the image. The characters are shown in the traditional regency style, as 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. She wears a bonnet to protect their faces from the sun. Going for walks was a popular pastime among young upper-class women at this time, and bonnets were worn to protect the face from getting tanned, because having light skin was more fashionable. Robert wears a waistcoat and tailcoat, with knickers that stop 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:25692
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Source Name
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Sense and Sensibility
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Image
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