Darcy & Lizzy plan an excursion abroad
The European travelers
accompanying servants
Begin with crossing the English Channel from Dover to Calais
piles of luggage
luggage
typical daily attire for Dr. Darcy
Dover Castle in Kent and the seaport, 18th century
Shipping off Dover Castle, painting date 1788
Calais pier in 1803
Preparing in Calais for journey to Paris
map of the journey from Calais to Paris
the stunning French landscape as they travel
Corsica
Paris, a view from Pont Neuf, painting date 1763
busy streets of Paris
Hôtel d'Arlatan in Paris
Hôtel d'Arlatan salon
salon
another Hôtel d'Arlatan salon
French Parisian dining room
a grand dining room
The Darcys' bedchamber in Paris
Elizabeth's second pregnancy is evident
pregnant2
landscape of France
French countryside chateau
Chateau
gorgeous countryside in France
Switzerland map, 1803
Switzerland houses & countryside
Alsace
The Alps viewed from Geneva
Geneva in Switzerland
Geneve
Chillon Castle on Lake Geneva in Switzerland
Swiss country house of Baron and Baroness Oeggl
Baron Guenther Oeggl
Mary Darcy, Baroness Oeggl
a portion of the large Oeggl family
numerous children to play with Alexander
Lausanne in Switzerland, on the shore of Lake Geneva
Villeneuve landscape
The Great Saint Bernard Pass through Alps to Italy with the hospice of the monks
"Faith of St. Bernard" by John Emms
Saint Bernards, "alpine mastiffs" bred by the monks
bred to rescue and guard the pass
1802 painting of the Great St. Bernard Pass, by Biedermann
"Napoleon on the St. Bernard Pass" by Jacques Louis David
Napoleon musters troops to invade Italy via Pass, 1800
Darcy, Lord Matlock, and the Oeggl men enjoy hunting
hunt
lovely terrain
Darcys' bedchamber at Oeggl mansion
Elizabeth's advancing pregnancy
pregnant1
Georgiana & Matlocks ascend the Great Saint Bernard Pass . . .
... and cross Alps into Italy
The Darcys and George return to England . . .
. . . visiting family at Rosings in Kent first
"Evelina" by Fanny Burney
"Tom Jones" by Henry Fielding
Reverend William Collins
MrCollins
Mrs. Charlotte Collins
twins Rachel and Leah Collins
Alexander in a kurta from "Uncle Goj"
Lady Catherine's corgis
corgi herding ducks
Grosvenor Square street view of Darcy House
Pemberley, as viewed from the road
Alexander's new bedroom
bedroom play area
Orge ... bad dreams for Alexander
Lizzy nearly 8 months pregnant
pregnant3
Michael Anton Darcy, the second son and born too early
Archangel Michael by Raphael
Mark Antony
Lizzy nursing Michael
Michael with severe colic
Lizzy comforting a very fussy baby
unhappy Michael being christened
cufflink gift for Darcy's birthday
Troubles between the Darcys
troubles
winter falls upon Pemberley
Michael holding his papa's fingers
Elizabeth is extremely unwell
Alexander turns two on November 27. . .
. . . with a BIG party!
Dr. Darcy to the rescue with medicinal herbs, teas, & tonics
a family dinner with Alexander learning proper dining . . .
. . . in his highchair
Darcy sleeping in his study
awoken with a kiss
kiss
The Darcys' 4th Christmas together
Christmas Eve spent in bedchamber cuddling & reading
the nativity poems of Henry Vaughn
The Nativity Story from the Bible
Banquet room
Pemberley with spring flowers blooming
Darcys travel to Hertfordshire
Hertfordhire1
Hertfordshire landscape
Hertfordshire2
Netherfield in Hertfordshire, still rented to visitors
Darcy bedchamber while at Netherfield
Alexander Darcy playing with blocks
toy blocks, Alexander's favorite pastime
Alexander riding on Papa's shoulders
fun adventures in the stables
Lizzy with Michael
Kitty Bennet
Bennet sisters visiting
cousins playing blind man's bluff
children
a worried Darcy writing to Georgiana
paper & quill
Meryton pub
Billiard room in the Meryton pub
wedding guests & travelers arrive
carriage1
Villa Medici and Borghese Gardens, an 1813 painting
Villa Borghese and gardens in Rome, Italy
Temple of Aesculapius in the Borghese Gardens, Rome
Galleria Borghese in Rome
19th c. skyline of Paris
Louis XVIII of France
LouisXVIII
Decazes
More guests arrive for the wedding!
carriage2
Netherfield parlor
meadow of wild buttercups & dandelions
ladies and children strolling
strolling
Alexander blowing dandelions
Alexander gift his mama with a dandelion bouquet
mysterious carriage on road
Dingy pub for nefarious meeting?
One big toad!
toad
marbles on a board
assorted old marbles
marbles
fierce falcon
Grimm's fairy tales
"The Frog Prince" by the Grimm's Brothers
depiction of the Biblical plague of frogs
"Gulliver's Travels" by Jonathan Swift
Kitty's wedding dress
Artois-Bennet wedding!
Artois honeymoon lodge
Front entrance door of Darcy House on Grosvenor Square
Darcy House master's chambers private terrace
Darcy bedchamber at Darcy House
King George IV
Coronation of King George IV, 1821
Imperial Crown
narcissus at Grosvenor Square
narcissus
Conservatoire de Paris, c. 1900
Conservatoire de Paris concert hall
Mr. Sebastian Butler, Viscount Nell, the future Earl of Essenton
Covent Garden market
Jockey Club in Newmarket, Surrey
Easter of 1820
hot cross buns and simmel cake
Saint Marlebone Church, London
interior of St. Marlebone Church
Maundy Thursday foot washing tradition
Saint Sepulchre Church, London
St. Sepulchre Church
sepulchre crypt
Sepulchre
Liturgy Crucifix
Passover meal
Lizzy's Easter gown
bouquet of white lilies
Royal Cavalry on parade
British Cavalry officer
Morris Dancers on parade
1620 painting of Morris Dancers
"Morris Dancers on May Day" by Thomas Sevestre
Hyde Park map from 1833
Hyde & Kensington Parks aerial view
Hyde Park in London lawns and portion of Serpentine Lake
Easter picnic tents
Easter Eggs & baskets
The Easter bunny!
Darcy House library, the section with Darcy's desk and office
Marquis of Ormond
miniature of George Wickham
Ladies socializing over tea
Foil Fencing in Britain, 1820
fencing epees of bronze
sunflower
planting seedlings
Alexander gardening with his Mama
ether bottle, 1866
1846 oil painting by Ernest Board of the first use of ether in dental surgery
9th c. ether inhalation in Arabia for surgery anesthesia
London mews in modern times
basic wooden cart
remote hunting lodge
farmhouse
Ormond's chair & cane
Darcy's flintlock pistol & colichemarde
weapons
Dr. Darcy's medical bag
medicinal herbs
herbs
infant feeders for an upset Michael
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Bethlem Royal Hospital [Bedlam] at Moorfields, London
Bethlem Hospital, 1828 steel etching
patients at Bedlam
Bedlam
Newgate Prison in London, 1810 etching
Landau, with hood down
1890 "Rotten Row" at Hyde Park
The King's Road or "Rotten Row" 1856
horses on the King's Row in Hyde Park
1858 painting of Hyde Park and Serpentine Lake
Serptentine1858
1762 baby carriage
1856 painting by John Ritchie
boats on Serpentine Lake
Darcy welcomes the possibility of a third baby
landscape of Kent
Kent
Kent landscape
Rosings Park
Knights Battling painting, 1348
Medieval suits of armor
medieval weapons
