Novelist Jane Austen has been given a makeover for the cover of a book about her life after publishers decided an original image of her was unattractive. The BBC Reports Publishers traditionally use a portrait of Austen painted by her sister but Wordsworth have added make-up, hair extensions and removed her cap.
The original painting by Cassandra Austen, which hangs in the National Portrait Gallery in London, is thought by some scholars to be the only authentic portrait of the celebrated author.
But another portrait said to be of Austen is going up for auction at Christie’s in New York on 19 April and is expected to fetch between $400,000 and $800,000.
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