How Melissa Dring created her forensic Austen Portrait - Jane Austen articles and blog
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The New Jane Austen Portrait using source material and forensic methods Introduction: In 2001, Melissa Dring* was commissioned by David Baldock, the Director of the Jane Austen Centre, Bath, to produce a new portrait of the author, as she might have appeared during her time in Bath, 1801-06. Combining the insights of
In 2001, Melissa Dring was commissioned by David Baldock, the Director of the Jane Austen Centre, Bath, to produce a new Jane Austen portrait using forensic methods, as she might have appeared during her time in Bath, 1801-06.
In 2001, Melissa Dring was commissioned by David Baldock, the Director of the Jane Austen Centre, Bath, to produce a new Jane Austen portrait using
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New Jane Austen waxwork uses forensic science to model 'the real Jane', Jane Austen
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An Interview With Helena Kelly, Author of Jane Austen the Secret Radic - Jane Austen articles and blog
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What Jane Austen Looked Like - Bibliology
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What Did Jane Austen Look like?
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Fine Art and Forensics: Melissa Dring's Jane Austen Pastel Portrait
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From the Jane Austen Centre - Jane Austen articles and blog
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Jane Austen Today: October 2011
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From the Jane Austen Centre - Jane Austen articles and blog
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