She would have Becky’s arm and Rawdon with the pillow · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: She would have Becky’s arm and Rawdon with the pillow
Subject: Women, White; Men; Men, White; Women; fictional works; Fictitious characters; Dinners and dining in literature; Upper class in literature; Upper class families; Fiction
Period: 1850-1900;
Geographic: England; Europe
Description: The image depicts a scene from page 95, in which Miss Matilda Crawley directs Rebecca Sharp and Rawdon Crawley to walk her in to dinner. Miss Crawley is shown in a black dress with a white collar and shawl, holding onto Rebecca Sharp’s arm with one hand and using a cane with the other. Behind them stands Rawdon Crawley in a black suit with two rows of buttons, holding in both hands a cushion for Miss Crawley to sit on. A portrait hangs in the background.
Image Creator: Frank T. Merrill (Artist); John Andrew & Son (Engraver)
Type: StillImage; Engravings
Identifier: mta:25082
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_25082_OBJ.jpg
Collection: Vanity Fair
Subject: Women, White; Men; Men, White; Women; fictional works; Fictitious characters; Dinners and dining in literature; Upper class in literature; Upper class families; Fiction