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| Jane Austen |
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| Brief Description: Portrait of Jane Austen published in 1870. |
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| Subject Date: 1870 |
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| Creator: Richard Bentley and Son |
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| Owner: Hampshire Library and Information Service |
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| Contributor: Hampshire Library and Information Service |
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| Full Description: This steel engraving was first used as the frontispiece to the Memoirs of Jane Austen published by her nephew, Rev James Edward Austen-Leigh, in 1870 (it was not used in the second edition of 1871). It is based on a watercolour sketch by her sister, Cassandra, done about 1810. This is the only known representation of Jane's features, and, although rather amateurish, is acknowledged to be a faithful representation. The original is in the National Portrait Gallery.
The 1870 print was probably mediated through a watercolour miniature made from Cassandra's watercolour by Mr Andrews of Maidenhead, about 1869.
Reference:
Le Faye, Deirdre. 1998. Jane Austen, p. 8-9. |
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| Collection: The Hampshire Collection |
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| Place: Hampshire |
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| Subject: portrait |
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| Name Subject: Jane Austen, Cassandra Austen |
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| Content Type: Print |
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| Location: Winchester Library - Jewry Street |
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| Local Ref: H 15.4 AUS; 355 |
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| Unique ID: hs-hl-hs5964-i-00-000.jpg |
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