[Elizabeth relates Mr. Darcy’s letter to Jane] · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: [Elizabeth relates Mr. Darcy’s letter to Jane]
Period: 1850-1900;
Geographic: Europe; England; United Kingdom; Britain
Description: In this image Elizabeth relates the contents of Mr. Darcy’s letter to Jane. In this letter, Mr. Darcy wrote that Mr. Bingley loved Jane, but Mr. Darcy felt that Jane did not reciprocate his love. As a result, Mr. Darcy encouraged Mr. Bingley to leave Netherfield. This scene occurs in chapter 40. The characters are shown in the traditional regency style. Jane and Elizabeth wear the regency style with dresses with empire waistlines. 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:25970
Language: eng
Source Name: Pride and Prejudice
Parent Collection: "Pride and Prejudice," by Jane Austen. Illustrations by Hugh Thomson (1894)
Image: mta_25970_OBJ.png