The old man fell down on his knees and leered at her like a satyr · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: The old man fell down on his knees and leered at her like a satyr
Subject: Women, White; Men; Men, White; Marriage Proposals; Crying; Women; fictional works; Fictitious characters; Manners and customs; Marriage in literature; Marriage customs and rites in literature
Period: 1850-1900;
Geographic: England; Europe
Description: The image depicts a scene from page 136, in which Sir Pitt Crawley proposes to Rebecca Sharp. Sir Pitt is on both knees with one hand extended and the other pressed to his chest, leaning back. In front of him is Rebecca Sharp, turned away with her hands over her face as she leans on the mantle, crying.
Image Creator: Frank T. Merrill (Artist); John Andrew & Son (Engraver)
Type: StillImage; Engravings
Identifier: mta:25083
Language: eng
Source Name: Vanity Fair A Novel Without A Hero In Two Volumes
Parent Collection: "Vanity Fair" by William Makepeace Thackeray. Engravings by John Andrew & Son (1893); "Vanity Fair" by William Makepeace Thackeray. Engravings by John Andrew & Son (1893)
Image: mta_25083_OBJ.jpg
Collection: Vanity Fair
Subject: Women, White; Men; Men, White; Marriage Proposals; Crying; Women; fictional works; Fictitious characters; Manners and customs; Marriage in literature; Marriage customs and rites in literature