In pictures: art in the age of Jane Austen
More than 60 works by Adam Buck, one of Regency England’s most sought-after portrait painters, go on show in Oxford from 16 July
The Darling Awake, by Adam Buck, 1809 © Private Collection
Honora Lambart, by Adam Buck, 1803 © Private Collection
Lady Cowper and son, by Adam Buck, 1807 © Private Collection
Mother’s Hope, by Adam Buck, 1807 © Private Collection
The Darling Awake, by Adam Buck, 1809 © Private Collection
Farewell, by Adam Buck, 1801 © Private Collection
An Elegant Society: Adam Buck, Artist in the Age of Jane Austen is on show at the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, from 16 July–4 October. Find out more at the museum's website
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