Anyone who has ever read Jane Austen’sPride and Prejudiceover the past 200 yr has surely conjured up his or her own musical theme of what the curmudgeonly - but - loveable Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy would look like in real life history . Since the 1995 premiere of the BBC ’s beloved miniseries based on the leger , that trope may look a lot like Colin Firth . But a couple of academics and one illustrator are here to flash your ambition .
In 2017 , a chemical group of investigator led by John Sutherland , a prof of Modern English Literature at University College London , and Amanda Vickery , a professor of former Modern History at Queen Mary University of London , were commissioned byDrama TVto dig out into Austen ’s text ( which offer very little verbal description of Darcy ) , the writer ’s own romantic kinship ( which often inspired her workplace ) , and the manner standard of the time to create the first historically exact epitome of one of literature ’s most iconic leading man , good manners of editorial artist and illustrator Nick Hardcastle . Here ’s what he look like …
According to a jam release from Drama television , “ The new portraits paint a very different picture of the literary heartthrob when compared to modern day goggle box depictions , portrayed by Hollywood worker such as Colin Firth , Elliot Cowan , and Matthew Macfadyen . ”
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fit in to the squad ’s enquiry , Mr. Darcy — who would digest just under 6 human foot magniloquent — would have “ a farseeing oval face with a small mouth , pointy chin , and foresightful nose . ” This picket - complexion dreamboat would also have “ lithesome sloping shoulder joint and [ a ] small-scale breast ” and his hair would be white — and powdery .
“ There are only scraps of forcible description of Fitzwilliam Darcy to be found inPride and Prejudice ; he is our most mysterious and suitable leading human being of all meter , ” Sutherland explain . “ What ’s fantastic about Jane Austen ’s penning is that Mr. Darcy is both of the era and timeless . Our enquiry for television duct Drama ’s Jane Austen Season shew how Austen herself project Mr. Darcy , however the literature leaves space for the reader ’s imagination to make their own Darcy and bring their own phantasy to the storyline . ”
“ Mr. Darcy is an iconic literary character , renowned for his good looks , charm , and mystery , ” added Vickery . “ As Austen wrotePride and Prejudicein the 1790s , our Mr. Darcy portrayal reflects the male physique and common feature of speech at the time . hands romp powdered hair , had narrow jaws and powerful , determine legs were considered very attractive . A stark contrast to the chiseled , dark , stew Colin Firth portrayal we affiliate the character reference with today . "
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