Walking away from William Larkins · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: Walking away from William Larkins
Period: 1850-1900;
Geographic: Europe; England; United Kingdom; Britain
Description: In this image Mr. Knightley walks away from his tenant, William Larkins. Mr. Knightley had gone to see Mr. Larkins to inform him that he would be leaving Donwell Abbey and moving to Harfield to live with Emma and Mr. Woodhouse. Mr. Woodhouse was always upset when something in his household changed, and Emma did not want to leave him alone. Mr. Knightley knew this and suggested that he move to Hartfield to avoid distressing Mr. Woodhouse. This scene occurs in chapter 51. The characters are shown in the traditional regency style. Mr. Knightley wears a tailcoat and an overcoat with a cravat. Mr. Larkins wears a riding habit with a tailcoat and brimmed hat. 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:25802
Language: eng
Source Name: Emma
Parent Collection: "Emma," by Jane Austen. Illustrations by Hugh Thomson (1896)
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