Ozias Humphry, The Rice Portrait of Jane Austen. Estimate: $400,000-800,000. Christie's Images Ltd 2007

NEW YORK.- On April 19 during the Important Old Master Paintings auction at Christie’s in New York, one of the world’s most intriguing literary portraits will be offered for sale, The Rice Portrait of Jane Austen, by British society painter Ozias Humphry (1742-1810). Estimated to fetch between $400,000 and $800,000, the picture is one of the most important portraits in the history of English Literature. Lire la sute http://www.artdaily.com/section/news/index.asp?int_sec=2&int_new=19693