Charlotte Brontë-drawn sketch sold at over $20,000December 16, 2014 - 17:44 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A sketch drawn by author Charlotte Brontë has been bought by the Brontë Parsonage Museum for more than £13,000 ($20,327). The drawing of a fisherman sheltering from the rain was drawn by the then 13-year-old Charlotte in 1829, BBC News said. Brontë, who wrote Jane Eyre, copied the work from a popular guidebook of British birds. The drawing will be placed on public display in early 2015 and will be available to view in the Parsonage's exhibition in Haworth. Charlotte Brontë was one of three sisters who lived with their brother and father, who was the vicar in Haworth, West Yorkshire during the first half of the 19th Century. The sisters wrote a number of English literature classics, including Wuthering Heights, The Tenant of Wildfell Hall and Agnes Grey. Ann Dinsdale, collections manager at the Brontë Parsonage, said "We're thrilled to be able to bring this drawing home to Haworth to sit with the rest of the collection of the Brontë family. "This sketch represents the start of Charlotte's creative genius and is a rare insight into one of Britain's great literary minds." Photo: Brontë Parsonage Top stories Ara Aivazian said Azerbaijan continues the traditions of Turkey after seizing territories and forced Armenians out. The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. Partner news | Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State to travel to Armenia Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs James C. O’Brien will travel to Yerevan on June 10-12. |