[Mr. Darcy confesses his love for Elizabeth] · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: [Mr. Darcy confesses his love for Elizabeth]
Period: 1850-1900;
Geographic: Europe; England; United Kingdom; Britain
Description: In this image Mr. Darcy confesses his love for Elizabeth. Mr. Collins and Charlotte went to Rosings, but Elizabeth stayed at the Parsonage. She was surprised when Mr. Darcy arrived and professed his love for her and asked her to marry him. In his confession he describes how he overcame her family’s socio-economic inferiority and fell in love with her. This upset her and she refused his proposal. This scene occurs in chapter 34. The characters are shown in the traditional regency style. Elizabeth wears the regency style dress with an empire waistline. Mr. Darcy wears a waistcoat and tailcoat with breeches. 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:25912
Language: eng
Source Name: Pride and Prejudice
Parent Collection: "Pride and Prejudice," by Jane Austen. Illustrations by Hugh Thomson (1894)
Image: mta_25912_OBJ.png