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The Rice Portrait Provenance by Mrs. Henry Rice – Colonel Thomas Austen

Posted in Edward Knight, Elizabeth Hall, Godmersham Park, Jane Austen the 'Rice' Portrait, Kippington, Margaretta Morland, Mrs. Henry Rice, Professor Claudia Johnson, Rice Portrait Provenance on June 22, 2011 | 5 Comments »

Colonel Thomas AustenReproduced by kind permission of the owner - from a private collection Mrs. Henry Rice joins me today for part three of the Rice Portrait Provenance. The history of the painting is a fascinating one, and I’ve loved hearing about all of the owners, but I must admit, I think Colonel Thomas’s biography is [...]

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Is this a portrait of the Austen family in 1781?

Posted in Austen Family, Cassandra Austen, Christie's, Edward Austen, Elsie Tritton, George Austen, Godmersham Park, Jane Austen, Ozias Humphry on March 21, 2011 | 19 Comments »

The ‘Conversation Piece’. Is this a portrait of the Austen Family? Is this a portrait of the Austen Family in 1781? Whilst conducting research into the ‘Rice’ portrait, Mr. Robin Roberts discovered a very interesting picture, which seems to have gone unnoticed in a Christie’s catalogue. The sale of the property of Mrs. Robert Tritton [...]

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