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Title
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Dr. Grant himself went out without an umbrella.
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Description
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Here we see Mr. Grant going out in the rain with an umbrella to compel Fanny to come into the Parsonage. Fanny went into town on an errand for her aunts and got caught in the rain. She took shelter underneath a tree by the Parsonage. Mrs. Grant and Miss Crawford tried to convince her to come in and visit with them while she waited for the rain to pass, but she refused, not wanting to visit with them and be an inconvenience. Mr. Grant finally came outside and convinced her to come in. She waited with Miss Crawford until the rain passed. Fanny spent most of the visit watching the window for the rain to pass, wanting to leave as soon as the sky cleared. Miss Crawford entertained them by playing her harp for Fanny, who had never heard her play. This scene occurs in chapter 22 as noted underneath the title of this image. The characters are shown in the traditional regency style. Fanny wears the regency style dress with an empire waist. Her hair is worn tied up and wears a bonnet. She carries a small purse, hung on her wrist. Mr. Grant wears a waistcoat and tailcoat, and knickers that stop at the knee. 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.
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Image Creator
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Charles Edmund Brock (engraver)
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Henry Matthew Brock (engraver)
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Identifier
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mta:25701
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Source Name
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Mansfield Park
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Image
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