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Title: Had secured her hand
Period: 1850-1900;
Geographic: Europe; England; United Kingdom; Britain
Description: In this image Frank Churchill leads Emma to the dance floor after a dinner given by the Westons. Both Emma and Jane Fairfax had played piano, and after the concert portion of the evening Mrs. Weston sat down at the piano to play country dance songs. She began with a waltz, and Frank Churchill came over to Emma to lead her to the dance floor. This scene occurs in chapter 25. The characters are shown in the traditional regency style. Emma wears the regency style dress with an empire waist. She looks down at the sofa where she was sitting, putting her fan down. Frank Churchill wears a waistcoat and tailcoat, with a cravat and 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:25784
Language: eng
Source Name: Emma
Parent Collection: "Emma," by Jane Austen. Illustrations by Hugh Thomson (1896)
Image: mta_25784_OBJ.png