On this day in 1833, Charlotte completed this watercolour 'Portrait of a French Brunette'. This image was sold by Arthur Bell Nicholls' second wife in 1907, and acquired by the great collector of Bronteana, Henry Houston Bonnell, who later bequeathed it to the Brontë Society.
It's always interesting to see how Bronte items make their back to the Parsonage. Was a time their return was inevitable...usually as a bequest after a collector's passing. Now these items are so valuable and costly, it's a rockier path.
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