Portraits

  • Mini-Post | Portraits of Jane Austen

    Mini-Post | Portraits of Jane Austen

    On Wednesday (16th December), it’s Jane Austen’s 245th birthday. To commemorate, I’ve been exploring portraits of Austen at the National Portrait Gallery in London, and I have three to share! (This originally appeared on my Instagram in July, but I’m excited to share these beautiful portraits here too!) Jane Austen, by Cassandra Austen, c.1810, NPG read more

  • Portraits, carvings and Pemberley: Sudbury Hall

    Portraits, carvings and Pemberley: Sudbury Hall

    Sudbury Hall will always be one of my favourite country houses to visit as it is so close to home (it is another lovely Derbyshire country house), so I have very vivid memories of visiting (including a school trip when I was five in which I fell in love with this 1920 portrait of Violet, read more

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