Mr. Darcy

"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife."
--Jane Austen, Pride & Prejudice

Like the host of other people, Mr. Darcy remains one of my favorite literary characters. While I could never quite envision Colin Firth as Darcy, I do feel that Matthew Macfadyen did him justice. For those of you unfamiliar with the plot and characters, I highly recommend reading Pride & Prejudice. Naturally, the language and behavior is quite a shift from today, but there is good reason why the book is widely considered the most romantic story of all time.

Various pencils, blending stump, itty-bitty low res reference pic that began to make my eyes bleed...
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UPDATE: If you like this, please take a look at a much newer Darcy work of mine [link] . I think it is the superior piece of fan art, but I'll let you decide.