In this set of materials the article posits that the person in the famous painting of the Austen family is Jane Austen who was an English novelists. In this regard, it provides three reason of support. However the lecturer raise question on these ideas and presents some evidence to refute them all.
First, the author of the reading passage states that Austen's family let publishers to use this painting on Jane's letters after her death and this fact proves that this portrait was her picture. On the contrast the professor refutes this point by saying that Jane was dead 70 years before that time. Moreover, the painter didn't see her, so this painting can't belong to Jane.
The next explanation uttered in the article is that face of the girl in the painting is very similar to the Jane's face. In contrast, the lecturer explains that Austen family had many young members in that time and all of them was similar to each other. Therefore, this painting can depict another girl in her family. According to the professor, this picture belongs to Marry Austen.
The last reason which is mentioned by author of the reading passage is that there are some evidence which indicates time of this painting was during Jane's life. Conversely, the speaker claims that other evidence such as staffs in the painting revealed other things. For example, William Austen bought the candle on the painting when Jane was older than the girl in the painting. So, the girl on the picture can't be Jane.
In this set of materials the article posits that the person in the
famous
painting
of the Austen
family
is Jane Austen who was an English
novelists
. In this regard, it provides three reason of support.
However
the lecturer raise question on these
ideas
and presents
some
evidence to refute them all.
First
, the author of the reading passage states that Austen's
family
let
publishers to
use
this
painting
on Jane's letters after her death and this fact proves that this portrait was her picture. On the contrast the professor refutes this point by saying that Jane was dead 70 years
before
that time.
Moreover
, the painter didn't
see
her,
so
this
painting
can't belong to Jane.
The
next
explanation uttered in the article is that face of the
girl
in the
painting
is
very
similar to the Jane's face.
In contrast
, the lecturer
explains
that Austen
family
had
many
young members in that time and all of them was similar to each other.
Therefore
, this
painting
can depict another
girl
in her
family
. According to the professor, this picture belongs to Marry Austen.
The last reason which
is mentioned
by author of the reading passage is that there are
some
evidence which indicates time of this
painting
was during Jane's life.
Conversely
, the speaker claims that other evidence such as staffs in the
painting
revealed other things.
For example
, William Austen
bought
the candle on the
painting
when Jane was older than the
girl
in the
painting
.
So
, the
girl
on the picture can't be Jane.