"For the 21st-century Jane Austen fan, the images of Colin Firth's Mr Darcy in the beloved BBC series Pride of Prejudice or Anya Taylor-Joy's big-screen portrayal of Emma may be the first to leap to mind. But an exhibition opening in Bath celebrates the varied ways illustrators of Austen's work and adapters of her novels have depicted some of her most cherished characters."
"They include work by Hugh Thomson, who was tasked with providing 160 images for the first fully illustrated edition of Pride and Prejudice in the late 19th century. There are sketches for Helen Jerome's lively 1936 theatre version of Pride and Prejudice, credited with turning Darcy into a smouldering heart-throb that may have led to Firth and the famous sodden shirt scene."
"The exhibition at the Holburn Museum coincides with the launch of the Jane Austen festival in Bath on Friday, a 10-day celebration that will be even more vibrant given that it is the 250th anniversary of the writer's birth. Austen lived in Bath between 1801 and 1806 one of her addresses is just across the road from the Holburne though another exhibition taking place on the other side of the city argues that, actually, she wasn't very fond of the place."
An exhibition at the Holburne Museum in Bath showcases a wide range of illustrations and theatrical sketches that depict Jane Austen's characters across different eras. Works include Hugh Thomson's 160 images for the late 19th-century fully illustrated Pride and Prejudice, Helen Jerome's lively 1936 theatre sketches that helped recast Mr Darcy as a smouldering figure, and Joan Hassall's restrained wood engravings for the Folio Society in the 1950s and 1960s. The exhibition coincides with a 10-day Jane Austen festival marking the 250th anniversary of her birth. The display highlights how visual interpretations have shaped public impressions alongside film and TV adaptations.
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