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Title
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J Austen
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Description
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Here we see a portrait of the author, Jane Austen (1775-1817). Austen was the second daughter of seven children. Her novels became icons of the novels of manners of the regency period, in which she writes about the life and society of the upper class in England. Her novels describe social customs and values of this complex society. Austen wears 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. 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 Prince of Wales was a fan of Austen’s work. The regency period is associated with the rise of neoclassicism in art and fashion. The same image appears in the 1892 edition of Lady Susan printed in New York by the Athenaeum Society.
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Image Creator
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anonymous (engraver)
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Identifier
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mta:25673
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Source Name
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Lady Susan – The Watsons Memoir
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Image
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Subject
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Austen, Jane, 1775-1817
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Characters
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Women authors
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Women authors, English
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Fashion in literature
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Manners and customs
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Regency
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England
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Regency
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Great Britain
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Regency
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Regency in literature
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Great Britain
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History
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Regency, 1811-1820
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