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Cute Tuesday: A Regency Image of Mother and Child

March 23, 2010 by Vic

Jane Austen was born in 1775, the same year as Mrs. Robert Shurlock (born Henrietta Ann Jane Russell). Had Jane married and given birth to a child in 1801, would she have presented as charming a picture as Mrs. Shurlock and her daughter Ann? Both women would have been twenty-six years of age at the time. From this description of Jane, Mrs. Shurlock could well have been a relative, for according to her nephew James Austen-Leigh, his aunt Jane had:

“ full round cheeks, with mouth and nose small and well formed, light hazel eyes, and brown hair forming natural curls close round her face.”

John Russell, the painter and sitter’s father, was known for his skills with pastels, as this image from the Metropolitan Museum of Art clearly demonstrates. Henrietta took lessons from her father and became a talented artist in her own right.

Posted in art, jane austen, Jane Austen's World, Regency Life, Regency style, Regency World | Tagged Jane Austen's image, John Russell, Mrs Robert Shurlock 1801 | 7 Comments

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on March 23, 2010 at 10:14 Adriana Zardini

The similarity is amazing!
on March 23, 2010 at 10:32 Felicia

Amazing resemblance!
on March 23, 2010 at 14:17 Kathleen

That is simply amazing. I am looking at a picture of Jane right now and they could have been sisters or cousins.
on March 23, 2010 at 17:13 Adriana Zardini

Hi Vic, I just wrote a post in my about it! Thanks again!

http://janeaustenclub.blogspot.com/2010/03/regencia-pintura-de-uma-mae-com-um-bebe.html
on March 24, 2010 at 17:22 Lesley-Anne McLeod

Henrietta Russell is an artist I did not find when I recently did a post of Regency female painters. I’m very glad to discover her, and her father, John Russell. I’ll be looking up both of them!
on March 25, 2010 at 18:45 Lucy Pollard-Gott

Beautiful portrait! How wonderful to share this and contemplate the mother as contemporary of Jane. Something so delicate about the painting, like photo with soft focus. Thanks!
on June 20, 2011 at 10:45 The Well Ordered Nursery

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