[Men and Women dancing at the Netherfield Ball] · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: [Men and Women dancing at the Netherfield Ball]
Period: 1850-1900;
Geographic: Europe; England; United Kingdom; Britain
Description: In this image a group of men and women dance at the ball held at Netherfield Park. Mr. Bingley hosted a ball for the upper classes of Meryton. Some dance together while others talk. This scene occurs in chapter 18. The characters are shown in the traditional regency style. The women wear regency style dresses with empire waistlines and their hair tied up. The women hold fans that were used at balls to communicate with other people from across the room. The men wear waistcoats and tailcoats with cravats. 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:25887
Language: eng
Source Name: Pride and Prejudice
Parent Collection: "Pride and Prejudice," by Jane Austen. Illustrations by Hugh Thomson (1894); "Pride and Prejudice," by Jane Austen. Illustrations by Hugh Thomson (1894)
Image: mta_25887_OBJ.png
Collection: Pride and Prejudice