It passed to Mrs. Cole, Mrs. Perry, and Mrs. Elton · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: It passed to Mrs. Cole, Mrs. Perry, and Mrs. Elton
Period: 1850-1900;
Geographic: Europe; England; United Kingdom; Britain
Description: In this image Miss Bates tells Mrs. Cole, Mrs. Perry, and Mrs. Elton about Emma’s engagement to Mr. Knightley. Emma told Mrs. Weston and Miss Bates about her engagement. Miss Bates was the town gossip and word of the engagement spread quickly throughout the town. This scene occurs in chapter 53. The characters are shown in the traditional regency style. The women wear regency style dresses with empire waistlines. They wear bonnets and carry parasols, both used to protect their faces from the sun. 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:25805
Language: eng
Source Name: Emma
Parent Collection: "Emma," by Jane Austen. Illustrations by Hugh Thomson (1896)
Image: mta_25805_OBJ.png