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Title: Having his hair cut
Period: 1850-1900;
Geographic: Europe; England; United Kingdom; Britain
Description: In this image Frank Churchill goes into London to get a haircut. Frank Churchill came to visit Highbury to visit his father, Mr. Weston, for two weeks. One day of his trip he went 16 miles into London to go to a barber to get his hair cut. Emma thought it was quite frivolous, but she was still very fond of him. This scene occurs in chapter 25. The characters are shown in the traditional regency style. The barber wears a waistcoat and tailcoat with a cravat and an apron to protect his clothes. Frank Churchill has a cape wrapped around his neck and his top hat is hung on the wall behind him. He has a top hat and carries a walking stick. 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:25783
Language: eng
Source Name: Emma
Parent Collection: "Emma," by Jane Austen. Illustrations by Hugh Thomson (1896)
Image: mta_25783_OBJ.png