[Mr. Darcy visits Elizabeth] · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: [Mr. Darcy visits Elizabeth]
Period: 1850-1900;
Geographic: Europe; England; United Kingdom; Britain
Description: In this image Mr. Darcy visits Elizabeth at Hunsford. Mr. Darcy calls unexpectedly on Elizabeth at the Hunsford Parsonage. The conversation was awkward, and they struggled to find things to talk about. In their conversation Mr. Darcy implied that Mr. Bingley was unlikely to return to Netherfield from London. Elizabeth thought this call was odd, and Charlotte suggested that he only called because he was in love with her. This scene occurs in chapter 32. The characters are shown in the traditional regency style. Elizabeth wears the regency style dress with an empire waistline. Mr. Darcy wears a waistcoat and tailcoat with breeches and holds his top hat. 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:25909
Language: eng
Source Name: Pride and Prejudice
Parent Collection: "Pride and Prejudice," by Jane Austen. Illustrations by Hugh Thomson (1894)
Image: mta_25909_OBJ.png