I have not an instant to lose · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: I have not an instant to lose
Period: 1850-1900;
Geographic: Europe; United Kingdom; England; Britain
Description: In this image Elizabeth tells Mr. Darcy that Lydia ran away with Mr. Wickham. Mr. Darcy came to Lambton after Elizabeth received a letter from Jane explaining the situation. Elizabeth and the Gardiners had to cut their trip to Derbyshire short and return to Longbourn. Mr. Darcy also left Pemberley, going to London to help find Lydia and Mr. Wickham and pay Lydia’s dowry. This scene occurs in chapter 46. 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 a cravat. He holds his top hat and walking stick in his hand. 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:25996
Language: eng
Source Name: Pride and Prejudice
Parent Collection: "Pride and Prejudice," by Jane Austen. Illustrations by Hugh Thomson (1894)
Image: mta_25996_OBJ.png