Professor Claudia Johnson of Princeton University comments on the Rice Portrait of Jane Austen

I’d like to thank Professor Claudia Johnson of Princeton University for kindly granting permission to reproduce this article. It’s a wonderful piece of writing! If one were to contend that the portrait is not Jane Austen, one is dealing with the following scenario: Jane Austen The Rice Portrait That Colonel Thomas Austen, who knew Jane [...]

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

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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