London’s galleries are home to dozens of portraits of inspiring women, who were trailblazers ... to celebrate their incredible work. Jane Austen by Cassandra Austen circa 1810, National Portrait ...

Autograph letter to Cassandra Austen, Godmersham, June 20–22, 1808.

It's a painting of a young girl — and the family who owns the portrait says that girl's smile belongs to beloved author Jane Austen ... a number of dresses on pictures of children of ...

They are about a woman who is not beautiful yet who has other virtues. "Jane Austen was the person you didn't notice at the ball, but she noticed everything. That was her role." The portrait ...

James Andrews, “Jane Austen ... fantasy portrait … Whereas I think Cassandra's portraits get a sense of real intimacy and a sense of character to them, because they know this woman inside ...

Can the picture stand up to forensic analysis and scrutiny by art historians and world leading Austen experts? How might it change our image of the author? And what might the portrait reveal about ...

1796 portrait miniature of Mary Pearson by William Wood Courtesy of the Jane Austen's House Museum Much like the characters in her novels, Jane Austen recognized the power of first impressions.

Austen died in 1817 at at the age of 41 A British author is claiming to have unearthed a previously unseen portrait of Pride ... presents a very professional woman writer at the height of her ...

The drawings showing a frivolous and fey woman who seemed ... surprised her with a portrait of a female writer bought at auction. She spotted the long, straight "Austen nose" seen in images ...

Publishers traditionally use a portrait of Austen painted by her sister but Wordsworth have added make-up, hair extensions and removed her cap. The book is a new edition of a memoir by Austen's nephew ...