Latest Articles - Jane Austen Rice Portrait
The Rice Portrait of Jane Austen
executed by Ozias Humphry R.A in 1788
Eva Schwan Report - CONDITION AND CONSERVATION 9/2011 - OZIAS HUMPHRY (1742-1810), PORTRAIT OF JANE AUSTEN
Jane Austen's Own References to the Rice Portrait. I have been longing to write this article for some years, in fact, since our great friend, Professor Marilyn Butler found the first reference in ‘Sense and Sensibility’ to our portrait.
Linen Tax Stamps - New research on the “Wm. Legg, High Holbourn I, Linen” Tax Stamp.
A fascinating portrait, its provenance and history...
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Response to Mr Simon’s Final Article on the Rice Portrait Mr Jacob Simon, who retired as chief Curator to the National Portrait Gallery in October 2011, left a letter in the National Portrait Gallery files, and informed us of this action.
During his extensive research into the Rice portrait, my brother Robin Roberts discovered the catalogue of a fascinating three-day sale, which had taken place at Godmersham Park in Kent on June 6th 1983. He became intrigued by the many pictures, and their possible provenance and we settled down to discover all we could about this happening.
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