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In 1791, Cassandra produced a series of circular illustrations of British monarchs for Jane's manuscript The History of England, which are noted to have resembled members of the Austen family more than royalty. [1] . Cassandra Austen is also credited with having created two paintings of her sister.
The only authenticated picture of Jane Austen is a small pencil and watercolor sketch made by her sister, Cassandra, on display in the National Portrait Gallery in London. Cassandra also painted a watercolor of her in a blue dress with her face hidden by a bonnet.
The 160 surviving letters, as well as Cassandra's artwork and accounts of Jane, provide a limited glimpse into the life of this beloved author. 1. Back-veiw portrait of Jane Austen by Cassandra Austen, 1804. Portrait of Jane Austen by Cassandra Austen, ca. 1810.
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The Cassandra drawing, which is the only confirmed portrait of Austen during her lifetime, depicts the author with her arms folded, her face set into a grimace. It is a vivacious and humorous...
This frank sketch depicts Jane Austen, one of Britain’s greatest and best-loved novelists. It is the only certain portrait from life and was made by her sister Cassandra (1773–1845), her closest confidante.
Nov 15, 2010 · November 15, 2010 by Vic. Copyright (c) Jane Austen’s World. Post written by Tony Grant, London Calling. The pencil and watercolour picture Cassandra made of Jane Austen in about 1810, is in the National Portrait Gallery, St Martin’s Place, London, just off Trafalgar Square.
Jan 30, 2015 · Cassandra Austen’s Drawings of English Royalty for Teenage Jane Austen’s Parodic History of England – The Marginalian. By Maria Popova. “At fifteen, she had few illusions about other people and none about herself,” Virginia Woolf once wrote of Jane Austen.
