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1Nickelini
I just found this interesting article that compares various portraits of Jane. There's also a link to a BBC piece on how some publisher decided she wasn't beautiful enough to grace the cover of one of her books.
http://austenprose.com/2009/02/10/jane-austen-illustrated-portraits-the-good-the...
http://austenprose.com/2009/02/10/jane-austen-illustrated-portraits-the-good-the...
2TheUpturnedKnows
This is a link to a computer generated portrait of Jane Austen that was created based on reports of her appearance, as well as the existing portraits of various members of her immediate family:
http://www.jasa.net.au/images/rwfb.jpg
http://www.jasa.net.au/images/rwfb.jpg
