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Title
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Dawson
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Description
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In this image Lady Catherine de Bourgh’s lady maid, Dawson, rides in a barouche box into London. Lady Catherine implored Elizabeth to stay a month longer at Rosings because she was lonely after Mr. Darcy and Colonel Fitzwilliam departed. Elizabeth tried to refuse, saying she was needed in town the following week, but Lady Catherine said she could go in her party later in the month. Lady Catherine’s argument was that her maid had no objection to riding in the barouche box with the driver so there would be room in the carriage for Elizabeth. This scene occurs in chapter 37. The characters are shown in the traditional regency style. Dawson wears the regency style with a dress with an empire waist and an overcoat. She wears a bonnet and carries a purse. The driver wears a tricorn hat and a double-breasted jacket and holds a whip. 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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Hugh Thomson (Illustrator)
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Identifier
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mta:25955
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Source Name
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Pride and Prejudice
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Image
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