Long-lost Emily Brontë portrait valued up to £40,000 under the hammer with Northamptonshire auctioneer

By Jack Duggan
Published 7th May 2021, 14:09 BST
Updated 7th May 2021, 14:12 BST
The lost 'Bonnet Portrait' of Emily Brontë being auctioned by Humbert & Ellis AuctioneersThe lost 'Bonnet Portrait' of Emily Brontë being auctioned by Humbert & Ellis Auctioneers
The lost 'Bonnet Portrait' of Emily Brontë being auctioned by Humbert & Ellis Auctioneers
The painting was deemed 'irrevocably lost' in the late 19th-century but has since been found

A long-lost painting of author Emily Brontë is being sold online by a Northamptonshire auctioneer with a estimated value of between £25,000 and £40,000.

The 'Bonnet Portrait' was deemed 'irrevocably lost' by 19th-century author William Robertson Nicholl.

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