Rode off in great spirits · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: Rode off in great spirits
Period: 1850-1900;
Geographic: Europe; England; United Kingdom; Britain
Description: Here we see Mr. Elton on horseback. He was stopped by Mr. Nash, who asked him where he was going, to which Mr. Elton responded that he was on an errand for a lady, then rode off in high spirits. Mr. Elton came back several days later with an addition to Harriet’s book of riddles. This scene occurs in chapter 8. The characters are shown in the traditional regency style. Mr. Elton and Mr. Nash wear a waistcoat and tailcoat, with a cravat and top hat. Mr. Nash waves his walking stick as Mr. Elton rides away. 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:25771
Language: eng
Source Name: Emma
Parent Collection: "Emma," by Jane Austen. Illustrations by Hugh Thomson (1896)
Image: mta_25771_OBJ.png