Oh, now you are looking very sly. · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: Oh, now you are looking very sly.
Period: 1850-1900;
Geographic: Europe; England; United Kingdom; Britain
Description: In this image we see Mrs. Elton inviting herself to Donwell Abbey, Mr. Knightley’s home. Mrs. Elton was eager to see into the finest houses around her, and as such invited herself and her party to go and see Donwell Abbey. Mr. Knightley agreed to show the house but would not let Mrs. Elton form the party. He said that she may invite her husband, but the rest of the invitations were to be his to extend. This scene occurs in chapter 42. The characters are shown in the traditional regency style. Mrs. Elton wears the regency style dress with an empire waist and a bonnet. Mr. Knightley wears a waistcoat and tailcoat. 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:25797
Language: eng
Source Name: Emma
Parent Collection: "Emma," by Jane Austen. Illustrations by Hugh Thomson (1896)
Image: mta_25797_OBJ.png