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Van Dyck Original Emerges on UK’s Antiques Roadshow

January 2, 2014 by Marion Maneker

Van Dyck Portrait found on Antiques RoadshowThe BBC’s Antiques Roadshow pulled off a coup over the holidays by proving that a van Dyck portrait previously thought to be a copy is, in fact, a work by the artist. Philip Mould adds to his list of discoveries in this almost improbable tale of a country priest who bought a painting for £400 more than a decade ago.

The work discovered on the show is a portrait of a magistrate of Brussels. It is believed to have been painted as part of the artist’s preparation for a 1634 work showing seven magistrates, which was eventually destroyed in a French attack on Brussels in 1695.

“Discoveries of this type are exceptionally rare”, said Mr Mould. “The painting’s emergence from beneath layers of paint was dramatic.

“It’s been revealed as a thrilling example of van Dyck’s skills of direct observation that made him so great a portrait painter.”

Fiona Bruce helps priest turn £400 into a fortune (Telegraph)

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