diff --git a/pixelocr/image.py b/pixelocr/image.py
index 2cbb984..74c601f 100644
--- a/pixelocr/image.py
+++ b/pixelocr/image.py
@@ -31,16 +31,13 @@ def _is_nonblank(bitmap):
 class Image(object):
     """Basic image class."""
 
-    def __init__(self, data):
-        self.parent = self
+    def __init__(self, data, y1=0, x1=0):
         self.data = data
-        self.y1 = 0
-        self.y2 = self.width
-        self.x1 = 0
-        self.x2 = self.height
+        self.y1 = y1
+        self.x1 = x1
 
     def __getitem__(self, key):
-        """Return a SubImage for the specified region."""
+        """Return an Image for the specified region."""
 
         def indices(sliceobj, length):
             """Decode a slice object and return a pair of end:start indices."""
@@ -66,10 +63,8 @@ class Image(object):
         xstart, xend = indices(xslice, self.width)
 
         y1 = self.y1 + ystart
-        y2 = self.y1 + yend
         x1 = self.x1 + xstart
-        x2 = self.x1 + xend
-        return SubImage(self.parent, y1, y2, x1, x2)
+        return Image(self.data[key], y1, x1)
 
     def _repr_png_(self):
         buf = BytesIO()
@@ -80,14 +75,18 @@ class Image(object):
     def fromfile(cls, filename):
         return cls(imread(filename))
 
+    @property
+    def y2(self):
+        return self.y1 + self.height
+
+    @property
+    def x2(self):
+        return self.x1 + self.width
+
     @property
     def shape(self):
         return self.data.shape
 
-    @cached_property
-    def T(self):
-        return type(self)(self.data.swapaxes(0, 1))
-
     @property
     def height(self):
         return self.data.shape[0]
@@ -96,6 +95,10 @@ class Image(object):
     def width(self):
         return self.data.shape[1]
 
+    @cached_property
+    def T(self):
+        return type(self)(self.data.swapaxes(0, 1), y1=self.x1, x1=self.y1)
+
     @cached_property
     def bitmap(self):
         """Return a two-color version of the image.
@@ -181,24 +184,3 @@ class Image(object):
                 yield prev_line
 
         return merge_lines(iter_lines())
-
-
-class SubImage(Image):
-    def __init__(self, parent, y1, y2, x1, x2):
-        self.parent = parent
-        self.y1 = y1
-        self.y2 = y2
-        self.x1 = x1
-        self.x2 = x2
-
-    @property
-    def data(self):
-        return self.parent.data[self.y1:self.y2, self.x1:self.x2]
-
-    @property
-    def bitmap(self):
-        return self.parent.bitmap[self.y1:self.y2, self.x1:self.x2]
-
-    @property
-    def T(self):
-        return type(self)(self.parent.T, self.x1, self.x2, self.y1, self.y2)