He carefully obliterated George’s names from the page · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: He carefully obliterated George’s names from the page
Subject: Men, White; Books; Men; fictional works; Fictitious characters; Bible records; Marriage customs and rites in literature; Marriage in literature
Period: 1850-1900;
Geographic: England; Europe
Description: The image depicts a scene from page 223, in which John Osborne removes his son George from the family Bible after his unapproved marriage to Amelia Sedley. John Osborne is depicted sitting at a desk, holding a pen with which he is blacking out George‘s names from the open Bible. On the desk is a candelabra with two lit candles, and one of the doors is open to reveal three shelves of books.
Image Creator: Frank T. Merrill (Artist); John Andrew & Son (Engraver)
Type: StillImage; Engravings
Identifier: mta:25085
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_25085_OBJ.jpg
Collection: Vanity Fair
Subject: Men, White; Books; Men; fictional works; Fictitious characters; Bible records; Marriage customs and rites in literature; Marriage in literature