Mr. Osborne’s welcome to Amelia · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: Mr. Osborne’s welcome to Amelia
Subject: Men, White; Women; Women, White; Men; fictional works; Fictitious characters; Upper class families; Fiction; Upper class in literature; Manners and customs; Sisters in literature
Period: 1800-1850;
Geographic: England; Europe
Description: Jane and Maria Osborne are seated on two low chairs in front of the fireplace in their drawing-room. Upon it are a very large mirror, a statue of a warrior, and a candelabra; to the side of the mirror hangs a small portrait. Amelia Sedley is standing between the sisters, looking uncomfortable and holding her hands clasped together. Miss Wirt is standing opposite Amelia, looking haughty. In the foreground of the image is Mr. Osborne, mostly turned away from the others as he walks off with a scowl on his face. Below the illustration is printed in cursive its title, Mr. Osborne’s welcome to Amelia.
Image Creator: William Makepeace Thackeray (Engraver)
Type: StillImage; Steel engravings
Identifier: mta:23045
Language: eng
Source Name: Vanity Fair. A Novel Without A Hero. In Two Volumes. Vol. I.
Parent Collection: Vanity Fair
Image: mta_23045_OBJ.jpg