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Mar 25, 2009 · Austen, Jane, 1775-1817, Austen, Cassandra, 1773-1845 Publisher London : Bentley Collection bplill; bostonpubliclibrary; americana Contributor Boston Public Library Language English Volume vol. 1 Item Size 376.5M
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.
Jul 16, 2011 · Portrait of Jane Austen by Cassandra Austen, ca. 1810. Growing up, the sisters engaged in many activities together for the purpose of education and leisure. While Jane became known for her writing, Cassandra developed an interest in drawing and watercolor painting.
Feb 11, 2009 · Jane Austen Illustrated: Portraits – the Good, the Bad and the Ugly! From the desk of Laurel Ann Nattress: A few years back, a publisher decided Jane Austen’s portrait by a Victorian era artist was too ugly to put on a book cover and decided to give her a make-over adding a new hair do and makeup.
Literary and art historians deem the Cassandra portrait, in the possession of London’s National Portrait Gallery since 1948, as the only known authentic likeness of Jane Austen’s face taken when she was an adult. But another por-trait of the adult Jane Austen, also a sketch in pencil and watercolors and also
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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.
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A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Library of Congress Cataloguing in Publication data. Jane Austen in context / edited by Janet Todd. p. cm. – (The Cambridge edition of the works of Jane Austen) Includes bibliographical references (p. 434) and index.
