The Rice Portrait Provenance by Mrs. Henry Rice

In the first of a new series of blog posts, I’d like to welcome Mrs. Henry Rice who is going to be telling us all about the provenance of the ‘Rice’ Portrait of Jane Austen. Written in her own words is her account taken from letters and documents which her husband Henry Rice collated over [...]

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Ozias Humphry and the Austen Family: Part One

Ozias Humphry, Self-Portrait I don’t think it’s any secret that I’ve always been a great admirer of the ‘Rice Portrait’, so when I was contacted recently by the owner, Mrs. Henry Rice, I was incredibly thrilled. She and her brother, Mr. Robin Roberts, have been working tirelessly in their quest to find out more about [...]

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