She wheeled lightly round before him on tiptoe. · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: She wheeled lightly round before him on tiptoe.
Subject: Brontë family; Fictitious characters; fictional works; Governesses; Fiction; Governesses in literature; Dance for children; Dance in literature; Dance
Period: 1850-1900;
Geographic: Europe; England; United Kingdom; Britain
Description: Here we see Adele dancing for Mr. Rochester and Jane. Her mother was a dancer and Adele emulated her. She always wanted to entertain Mr. Rochester and seized any opportunity to dance or recite for him and his guests.
Image Creator: Edmund H. Garrett (etcher)
Type: StillImage; etching
Identifier: mta:24869
Language: eng
Source Name: Jane Eyre
Parent Collection: "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë. Etchings by Edmund H. Garrett (1890)
Image: mta_24869_OBJ.png