Lost portrait of George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham
The "lost portrait" of George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham is a portrait, painted around 1625 by Flemish artist Peter Paul Rubens, of George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham.
| Portrait of George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham | |
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| Artist | Peter Paul Rubens  |
| Year | 1625 |
| Medium | Oil paint, panel |
| Dimensions | 60.9 cm (24.0 in) × 47.3 cm (18.6 in) |
| Identifiers | Art UK artwork ID: george-villiers-15921628-1st-duke-of-buckingham-84681 |
The painting was discovered by art dealer and art historian Dr Bendor Grosvenor at Pollok House, the ancestral home of the Stirling Maxwell families in Pollok Country Park, Glasgow, Scotland.[1]
The painting was thought to be a copy of a Rubens that had been lost for almost 400 years, but once layers of dirt and overpainting had been removed over a period of two months by art conservator Simon Rollo Gillespie, Rubens's original painting was revealed.[1][2][3] Ben van Beneden, the director of Antwerp's Rubenshuis, confirmed the authenticity of the attribution.[1]
References
- Slawson, Nicola (24 September 2017). "Lost Rubens portrait of James I's 'lover' is rediscovered in Glasgow". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
- Latil, Lucas (27 September 2017). "Un Rubens, perdu depuis 400 ans, aurait été retrouvé en Écosse". Le Figaro.
- Xinhua (26 September 2017). "Rubens' long-lost masterpiece exhibited in gallery as copy". China Daily.
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