Drawing Jane Austen

I drew this picture based on a portrait of Jane Austen I found on the Internet just yesterday.

(The background seems quite overpowering in this photo, the original is much calmer.)

Here's the original image:

Photo from AKAdecorativeart on etsy.com

It was fun to draw those curls.  I'm lucky I didn't live in that era, my straight locks would never conform to that sort of hairstyle!