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Museum-Quality Matte Paper Print available in two sizes: 
12" x 16" (30cm x 40cm): $35.00 
24" x 32" (60cm x 80cm): $48.00
 
Celebrate your love of Jane Austen's most sparkling novel, Pride and Prejudice, with a print of this original storytelling painting by award-winning artist, Miriam Ellis.  
 
Key scenes in the narrative unfold as you read this art print left-to-right, right-to-left, and so on. 
 
Careful attention has been paid to the seasons in which events take place. For example, Mr. Darcy's second proposal occurs in autumn, when English beechwoods are in their full glory, while the Gardiners arrive at Pemberley for Christmastide.
The two letters featured are Mr. Darcy's explanatory epistle handed to Elizabeth while she is at the Collins' rectory and Aunt Gardiner's revelatory note about Mr. Darcy's rescue of Lydia.
The roses featured are Agatha Incarnata, which was available in England in this period (I am a stickler for accurate flowers in historic portrayals) and the wedding bouquets held by Elizabeth and Jane are of fall-blooming heather, which would have been available at that season of the year when few other flowers are abundant. Heather became considered a lucky flower for wedding bouquets in the 19th century.
The garland over the church door is woven of the year's last hawksbit, pennyroyal, scabious, and oxeye daisies.
At the ball at Netherfield, Jane and Elizabeth are wearing overdresses of the newly-available mechanized lace, which was far more affordable than handmade lace. Austen's private writings mention that she felt that Lizzy might have a yellow dress, so I have given her one, here, while Jane's underdress is a silvery-blue.
At the wedding, Jane and Elizabeth both wear sprigged muslin morning gowns, tied with satin ribbons. Ribbon trims swirl through the painting - trimmings were so exquisite in the Regency and acquisition of them often took the Bennet girls to Meryton.
The blue, embroidered ribbon unfurls from Elizabeth's hat as she meets Mr. Wickham.
As an artist, art history is one of my great loves, and so in painting from Pride and Prejudice, I am drawing inspiration from period portraiture. In particular, my Jane Bennet is inspired by William Blake's portrait of Mrs. Harriet Quentin. Some researchers believe this was the painting which Jane Austen once saw and described as capturing her idea of Jane Bennet.
The central symbol of the silver fruit bowl overflowing with Mr. Darcy's grapes, peaches, and nectarines bears the title of the book and took on a special significance for me as I worked on the complex layout of this painting.
The scene at Pemberley at which Elizabeth Bennet and Aunt Gardiner enjoy these luxurious offerings from Mr. Darcy's greenhouses not only signals the wonderful change in the hero's character, but also, the harvest of goodness Elizabeth will enjoy from overcoming her mistaken first impressions and being willing to revise her opinions of her suitor.
 
Give this museum-quality art print as a thoughtful gift to your favorite Janeite, or hang it in your home or office as a conversation starter with fellow fans or with some lucky passer-by whom you can introduce to Austen's magnificent works. Wherever you hang this Jane Austen print, the images it contains will spark happy memories of treasured scenes in the book, and remind you that there's no time like the present to read Pride and Prejudice once again!
 
As a lifelong Jane Austen reader and student of Regency history dress and culture, it is my great pleasure to connect with fellow fans through art.