He cut off a long lock of her hair. · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: He cut off a long lock of her hair.
Period: 1850-1900;
Geographic: Europe; England; United Kingdom; Britain
Description: In this image Willoughby cuts a lock of Marianne’s hair. The two were in love and when Willoughby had to leave suddenly, he cut a lock of Marianne’s hair to remember her by. This scene occurs in chapter 12. The characters are shown in the traditional regency style, as Marianne wears the regency style dress with an empire waist. Willoughby wears a waistcoat and tailcoat with breeches and a cravat. 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:25816
Language: eng
Source Name: Sense and Sensibility
Parent Collection: "Sense and Sensibility," by Jane Austen. Illustrations by Hugh Thomson (1896); "Sense and Sensibility," by Jane Austen. Illustrations by Hugh Thomson (1896)
Image: mta_25816_OBJ.png
Collection: Sense and Sensibility