“Piling up the fire” · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: “Piling up the fire”
Period: 1850-1900;
Geographic: Europe; England; United Kingdom; Britain
Description: In this image Mr. Bingley adds wood to the fire that Jane sits by. Jane was recovering from a bad cold she caught while on her way to Netherfield. She was not well enough to go home to Longbourn so she remained at Netherfield. Here, Jane has recovered enough to sit downstairs by the fire, where she relaxes with a pillow behind her head. Mr. Bingley, wanting to make sure she is comfortable, adds fuel to the fire so she does not get cold. This scene occurs in chapter 11. The characters are shown in the traditional regency style. Jane wears a regency style dress with an empire waistline. Mr. Bingley wears a waistcoat and tailcoat with a top hat. 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:25880
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_25880_OBJ.png
Collection: Pride and Prejudice