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Title
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“Tell me once for all, are you engaged to him?”
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Description
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Here we see Elizabeth and Lady Catherine de Bourgh sitting outside on a bench in the Longbourn estate. Lady Catherine was Mr. Collins’ patron. She also hoped that her daughter would be the one to marry Mr. Darcy. She disapproved of Elizabeth’s rejection of Mr. Collins and her marriage to Mr. Darcy. Lady Catherine came to Longbourn to express her disapproval when rumours began to circulate regarding Elizabeth’s engagement to Mr. Darcy. She tried to force Elizabeth to never accept Mr. Darcy’s proposal, which Elizabeth refused. Upon this refusal, Lady Catherine left Longbourn quite angry. In this image Lady Catherine sits facing Elizabeth, pointing a finger at her in disapproval. This scene occurs in chapter 56 as noted underneath the title of this image. The characters are shown in the traditional regency style, with both Elizabeth and Lady Catherine the regency style dress with an empire waist. Their hair is worn tied up, as was tradition for women after their “coming out” before the queen, signaling her entrance into society. Both women wear a bonnet, a popular fashion of this period to protect her from the sun. Bonnets were especially popular because in this period a common pastime for women was going out on walks. Both hold parasols, umbrellas used to provide shade from the sun. 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:25681
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Source Name
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Pride and Prejudice
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Image
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