“You have heard, I suppose.” · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: “You have heard, I suppose.”
Period: 1850-1900;
Geographic: Europe; England; United Kingdom; Britain
Description: In this image John Dashwood visits Elinor and Marianne at Mrs. Jenning’s London home. He came to call on them the day after the news of Edward Ferrars’ engagement to Lucy Steele was announced. He was distressed at this news, seen here by his body language. This scene occurs in chapter 37. The characters are shown in the traditional regency style. John Dashwood wears a waistcoat and tailcoat with breeches and a cravat. His top hat and gloves are sitting on the floor next to him, and his walking stick leans on his knee. 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:25844
Language: eng
Source Name: Sense and Sensibility
Parent Collection: "Sense and Sensibility," by Jane Austen. Illustrations by Hugh Thomson (1896); "Sense and Sensibility," by Jane Austen. Illustrations by Hugh Thomson (1896)
Image: mta_25844_OBJ.png
Collection: Sense and Sensibility