Bust of Jane Austen

Reference Number
BC/13/1/53
Level of Description
Item
Title
Bust of Jane Austen
Date
11 Apr 1912-25 Jul 1914
Extent
Extent: 1 file
Description
Includes discussion of the removal of the bust from the Pump Room, the need to revise the inscription, the dissatisfaction of family members with the likeness to Jane Austen, and the provision of a new bust from the artist Percy Fitzgerald. Also includes information about the bust of the author Fanny Burney which was also created for the Pump Room by Percy Fitzgerald. Original file reference number: B 27.
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