What did Mr. Darcy look like?

Researchers have created the first “historically accurate portrayal” of Mr. Darcy, commissioned by British TV channel Drama. The ideal English gentleman in the 1790s would have had pale skin, a long nose, a pointed chin, and sloping shoulders. Darcy would have had very muscular thighs and calves due to fencing and horse riding. Jane Austen’s […]

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