Jane Austen Cover Stories (Fine Art Print)
 
This museum-grade fine art print reproduces an original artwork by Vanessa Brassey on a handmade porcelain book. Celebrating Jane Austen's enduring literary legacy, and her regrettable need to publish anonymously covering up her real identity. 
 
The artwork combines painting, ceramics and literature, transforming the familiar form of a book into a three-dimensional portrait of the author. The porcelain spine bears the title The History of Cover Stories Vol. 1, while fragments of text and references to Austen's literary achievements are woven into the painted surface, exploring the relationship between authorship, identity and the stories we tell.
 
An open edition, printed to order using archival pigment inks on Hahnemühle fine art paper, selected for its subtly textured surface, warm white tone and ability to capture the brushwork and character of the original artwork.
 
Paper: Hahnemühle, 310 gsm
Overall size: 42 × 30 cm
Edition: Open edition, printed to order
Delivery: Free Royal Mail Tracked 48 delivery to UK mainland addresses
 
About the Original Artwork
The print reproduces an original hand-painted porcelain sculpture in the form of a book, retaining the distinctive spine, sculptural edges, painted imagery and literary text of the original. The work forms part of Vanessa Brassey's A History of Cover Stories series. For more information about acquiring one of the hand made porclain books please contact us by email. 
 
About the Artist
Vanessa Brassey is a figurative and landscape artist working across oil painting, encaustic wax, film, animation and porcelain. Her work has been selected for the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2026, Sky Portrait Artist of the Year 2026, ING Discerning Eye exhibitions in 2024, 2025, and 2026, the Women in Art Finalists Exhibition 2023 and the Beep Painting Biennial 2022. She was also a finalist in the Jackson's Art Prize 2025.