“Delighted to see their dear friend again” · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: “Delighted to see their dear friend again”
Period: 1850-1900;
Geographic: Europe; England; United Kingdom; Britain
Description: In this image Mr. Bingley, Caroline Bingley, and Mrs. Hurst come to Longbourn to invite Jane to a ball they will be hosting at Netherfield. This was the first reunion of Jane with the Bingleys after her illness that kept her at Netherfield. She was happy to see them again and gladly accepted their invitation. This scene occurs in chapter 17. The characters are shown in the traditional regency style. Jane, Caroline Bingley, and Mrs. Hurst wear regency style dresses with empire waistlines and their hair tied up. Mr. Bingley wears a waistcoat and tailcoat with a cravat. 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:25886
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_25886_OBJ.png
Collection: Pride and Prejudice