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| Buckland Abbey Rembrandt self-portrait is genuine | Buckland Abbey Rembrandt self-portrait is genuine |
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| A painting gifted to the National Trust has been verified as a genuine Rembrandt estimated to be worth £30m. | A painting gifted to the National Trust has been verified as a genuine Rembrandt estimated to be worth £30m. |
| The self-portrait, which hangs in Devon's Buckland Abbey, had been the subject of debate over its authenticity, since 1968. | |
| Eight months of investigative work at the Hamilton Kerr Institute (HKI) confirmed it was painted by Rembrandt. | |
| The National Trust said extra security measures had been put in place as well as a specially created gallery. | The National Trust said extra security measures had been put in place as well as a specially created gallery. |
| Its authenticity had been thrown into doubt by Rembrandt specialist Horst Gerson and the Rembrandt Research Project. | |
| They felt that certain areas of the painting were not accomplished enough to be a Rembrandt. | |
| However, in 2005 Ernst van de Wetering, one of the experts who questioned its authenticity 46 years ago, concluded the painting could be genuine. | |
| David Taylor, paintings and sculptures curator at the National Trust, said: "The debate over whether this is or isn't a Rembrandt has been on-going for decades. | |
| "It's now much easier to appreciate it as a Rembrandt." | |
| The painting was acquired by the National Trust in September 2010 as a gift from the estate of the late Lady Samuel of Wych Cross. | The painting was acquired by the National Trust in September 2010 as a gift from the estate of the late Lady Samuel of Wych Cross. |
| It was previously owned by the Princes of Liechtenstein. | It was previously owned by the Princes of Liechtenstein. |
| Christine Slottvedd Kimbriel, the paintings conservator at HKI, said: "The self-portrait went through a series of investigate analyses to include close visual examination under magnification, infra-red reflectography, x-radiography, raking light photography and pigment and medium analysis. | Christine Slottvedd Kimbriel, the paintings conservator at HKI, said: "The self-portrait went through a series of investigate analyses to include close visual examination under magnification, infra-red reflectography, x-radiography, raking light photography and pigment and medium analysis. |
| "Careful cleaning and removal of several layers of aged and yellowed varnish which had been added to the painting much later, revealed the original colours and painting style beneath." | "Careful cleaning and removal of several layers of aged and yellowed varnish which had been added to the painting much later, revealed the original colours and painting style beneath." |
| A close investigation of the artist's signature confirmed it was added "at the time of execution of the painting", the HKI concluded. | A close investigation of the artist's signature confirmed it was added "at the time of execution of the painting", the HKI concluded. |
| A new exhibition, called 'Rembrandt Revealed' and telling the story of the painting, will open at Buckland Abbey on 13 June. | A new exhibition, called 'Rembrandt Revealed' and telling the story of the painting, will open at Buckland Abbey on 13 June. |