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Title
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“Be so good as to look at this face.”
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Description
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Here we see Elinor walking with Lucy Steele from Barton Park to Barton Cottage. Lucy Steele is a cousin of Mrs. Jennings and was visiting Barton Park with her sister Anne. Lucy took a liking to Elinor. While visiting with the Steeles at Barton Park, it came out that Edward Ferrars came to visit the Dashwoods the week earlier. Lucy walked Elinor back to the cottage and confided in her that she was engaged to Edward Ferrars, and they had been engaged for several year. She tells Elinor that Edward left from her home to go and visit Elinor. Elinor was taken aback by this news, but Lucy swore her to secrecy, and she could not tell anyone. This scene appears in chapter 22 as indicated underneath the image. The characters are shown in the traditional regency style, as Elinor and Lucy wear 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. They wear bonnets to protect their faces from the sun. Going for walks was a popular pastime among young upper-class women at this time, and bonnets were worn to protect the face from getting tanned, because having light skin was more fashionable. They also carry muffs used to warm the hands. 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.
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Image Creator
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Charles Edmund Brock (engraver)
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Henry Matthew Brock (engraver)
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Identifier
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mta:25687
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Source Name
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Sense and Sensibility
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Image
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