The arrival of the Gardiners · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: The arrival of the Gardiners
Subject: fictional works; Fictitious characters; Austen, Jane, 1775-1817; Characters; Women authors; Women authors, English; Children in literature; Manners and customs; Regency; England; Regency in literature; Regency; Great Britain
Period: 1850-1900;
Geographic: Europe; England; United Kingdom; Britain
Description: In this image the Gardiner’s arrive at Longbourn. Mr. And Mrs. Gardiner invited Elizabeth to join them on their tour of Derbyshire. In this image, Jane and Elizabeth hug the Gardiner children who were staying at Longbourn while their parents were traveling. This scene occurs in chapter 42. The characters are shown in the traditional regency style. Jane and Elizabeth wear dresses with empire waistlines. Mrs. Gardiner wears a shawl over her dress with a bonnet. Mr. Gardiner wears a waistcoat and tailcoat with a cravat. The Gardiner’s daughters wear regency dresses with bonnets. The Gardiner sons wear breeches and a short coat with top hats. 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:25976
Language: eng
Source Name: Pride and Prejudice
Parent Collection: "Pride and Prejudice," by Jane Austen. Illustrations by Hugh Thomson (1894)
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