Conjecturing as to the date · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: Conjecturing as to the date
Subject: fictional works; Fictitious characters; Austen, Jane, 1775-1817; Characters; Women authors; Women authors, English; Manners and customs; Aunts in literature; Uncles in literature; travels; Regency; England; Regency in literature; Regency; Great Britain
Period: 1850-1900;
Geographic: Europe; England; United Kingdom; Britain
Description: In this image Elizabeth and the Gardiners walk together through the grounds of Pemberley. On their trip to Derbyshire the Gardiners wanted to visit Mr. Darcy’s estate of Pemberley. At this time, touring stately homes was a common pastime for the upper classes on vacation. This scene occurs in chapter 43. The characters are shown in the traditional regency style. Mrs. Gardiner and Elizabeth wear dresses with empire waistlines. Mrs. Gardiner wears a shawl over her dress and both wear bonnets and carry parasols. Mr. Gardiner wears a waistcoat and tailcoat with a cravat. 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:25978
Language: eng
Source Name: Pride and Prejudice
Parent Collection: "Pride and Prejudice," by Jane Austen. Illustrations by Hugh Thomson (1894)
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