Rarely-seen Jane Austen portrait on show to mark 200 years since writer`s death
(WorldNews New Zealand)

The portrait reinvented the image of the famous novelist. One of the most famous images of Jane Austen is returning to the UK for an exhibition marking the 200th anniversary of the author´s death. The James Andrews watercolour was commissioned by the Pride And Prejudice novelist´s nephew in 1869 and will appear on the new £10 note from 2017. But the rarely-seen portrait was snapped up by a private collector, thought to be in the US, for £164,500 at an...