Lost portrait of George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham
| Portrait of George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham | |
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| Artist |
Peter Paul Rubens  |
| Year | 1620s |
| Medium | Oil paint, panel |
| Dimensions | 60.9 cm (24.0 in) × 47.3 cm (18.6 in) |
| Location | Pollok House |
| Accession No. |
PC.49 |
| Identifiers | Art UK artwork ID: george-villiers-15921628-1st-duke-of-buckingham-84681 |
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.
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 restorer Simon Gillespie, Rubens's original painting was revealed.[1] Ben van Beneden, the director of Antwerp's Rubenshuis, confirmed the authenticity of the attribution.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Slawson, Nicola (24 September 2017). "Lost Rubens portrait of James I's 'lover' is rediscovered in Glasgow". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
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