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Landing page for the What Jane Saw project

Description

A website where the user is invited to explore two art exhibitions witnessed by Jane Austen: the Sir Joshua Reynolds retrospective in 1813 or the Shakespeare Gallery as it looked in 1796. These two Georgian blockbusters took place, years apart, in the same London exhibition space at 52 Pall Mall (it no longer exists). When Austen visited in 1813, the building housed the British Institution, an organization promoting native artists. On her earlier London visit in 1796, it was the first-ever museum dedicated to William Shakespeare.

Contributors

Janine Barchas

Institutional Affiliation

Department of English, The University of Austin Texas

Live URL/Web Address

http://www.whatjanesaw.org/

Is this project Alive?

Yes

Year: Known Start

2013

Decades

2010-2020

Software and Technologies

Google SketchUp

Project Images

Landing page for the What Jane Saw project
Screenshot of a painting in the North Room and North End of the of the 1796 gallery.
Screenshot of a painting in the North Room and North End of the of the 1796 gallery, alongside the Catalogue entry for the work of art.
Screenshotof the floorplan for the 1813 Gallery: North Room West Side.
Screenshot of the floor plan for the 1813 Gallery: North Room West Side.
Screenshot of the North Room of the 1796 gallery, with the dropdown menu “floor plan.”
Screenshot of the North Room of the 1796 gallery, with the dropdown menu “floor plan.”
Screenshot of the webpage page “Catalogue”
Screenshot of the webpage page “Catalogue” showing the first page of the “Catalogue of Pictures by the Late Sir Joshua Reynolds.”
Landing page for the What Jane Saw project Document
Screenshot of a painting in the North Room and North End of the of the 1796 gallery. WJS-1796-gallery-one-ptg
Screenshotof the floorplan for the 1813 Gallery: North Room West Side. WJS-1813-gallery
Screenshot of the North Room of the 1796 gallery, with the dropdown menu “floor plan.” WJS-1813-gallery-floor-plan
Screenshot of the webpage page “Catalogue” WJS-catalogueofpicture