The portrait of Mr. Darcy (a.k.a. Colin Firth) that was used in the pivotal scene (Elizabeth gazing at Darcy’s portrait hanging in the portrait hall at Pemberley) in the 1995 A&E production of Jane Austen’s Pride & Prejudice will be sold at auction on January 21, 2009 at Bonham’s Gentlemans Library Sale; the sale also includes a letter from Firth. The painting is expected to fetch £7,000 and the proceeds will go to charity ~ Oxfam and the Southampton and Winchester Vistors Group [see the Telegraph.co.uk and BBC News online for more information, including a downloadable copy of Firth’s letter at the BBC site ( and note the misspelling of “Pemberly” in the BBC article!)]
Now, wouldn’t we all like this hanging in our very own Great Hall, or anywhere in the house for that matter!
[If , however, this is a little out of your league, you can always buy the Mr. Darcy keyring at the Jane Austen Centre for £2.99 … ]
Jane Austen in Vermont 
Oh darn. Way out of my budget. Honestly, I always thought that the portrait made him look way middle age and stout, which he was NOT at the time of the 1995 miniseries.
Thank for the news Deb.
Cheers, Laurel Ann
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