NBC’s Weekend Today will have a piece on the Rice Portrait auction
JASNA’s Web site reports that Weekend Today on NBC will have a segment on the auction of the Rice portrait, with interviews with members of JASNA’s New York Metropolitan Region. The show is broadcast Sunday morning; check your local listings for the time of broadcast.
April 16th, 2007 at 8:56 pm
I saw the Rice Portrait today at lunch.
The photograph does not do justice to the original. The original is very vibrant. The dress is beautifully done. It’s very delicate, very gauzy. I am in awe of people who can paint like that. The girl’s eyes positively sparkle (my companion has described them as “impish”), and she looks like someone who enjoys a good laugh. This girl’s cheeks and chin do resemble the watercolor picture of Jane that Cassandra painted.
Whether or not it really is a portrait of Jane Austen, it’s a very lovely painting in and of itself and I’m glad I took the time to go see it.
April 17th, 2007 at 12:22 am
I’ve always thought it is a really pretty painting. Unfortunately, I think that’s why it has so many champions, who I think do not completely consider the rather dodgy provenance of the painting.