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Title
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Well done, Miss Anne!
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Description
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Here we see Mr. Musgrove complimenting Anne as she played the piano. After Sir Walter let Kellynch, Anne went to visit her sister Mary at Uppercross Cottage. Mary married Charles Musgrove, whose parents lived in the Great House at Uppercross. Mr. And Mrs. Musgrove frequently had parties with dancing during Anne’s visit. Anne, not liking to dance herself, provided the music for these events, playing English country dances, a style influenced by the quadrille and the waltz, on the piano. Young upper-class women of this era were encouraged to be successful in at least one art form, often music or drawing. This scene occurs in chapter 6 as noted underneath the title of this image. The characters are shown in the traditional regency style, with Anne wearing 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. Mr. Musgrove wears a waistcoat and tailcoat, and breeches 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:25666
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Source Name
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Persuasion
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Image
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