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Title
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More humiliation
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Description
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Here we see Georgiana Darcy, Mr. Darcy’s sister, sitting at a table in their home, Pemberley. Georgiana looks embarrassed, as she was reminded of when she was going to marry Mr. Wickham. She believed she loved Wickham, but he only wanted to marry her to get to Mr. Darcy’s wealth. Wickham felt he was entitled to Darcy’s wealth, because he was godson to Mr. Darcy’s father, and was left some money in his will. After using all of his inheritance, he wanted to gain more of the family wealth. Caroline Bingley brought up Mr. Wickham to try and embarrass Elizabeth, but it backfired, embarrassing Georgiana instead. Caroline wanted to embarrass Elizabeth because she wanted to marry Mr. Darcy herself. This scene occurred in chapter 45, noted beneath the title of the image. The characters are shown in the traditional regency style, with Georgiana wearing the regency style dress with an empire waist. Her hair is worn tied up, as was tradition for women after their coming out before the queen, signaling her entrance into society. 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. The same image appears as an insert between pages 88 and 89 for the Dent 1893, 1894, 1895, 1896, and 1897 editions of Pride and Prejudice.
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Image Creator
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William Cubit Cooke (engraver)
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Identifier
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mta:25567
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Source Name
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Pride and Prejudice
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Image
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