Portrait of a man in a hat with a feather a leading expert on the works of Rembrandt finds the original, not the work of a student or a copy. If so, then the property of the National Fund of the United Kingdom was a portrait for 20 million pounds

Curator David Taylor examines the portrait of Buckland Abbey, attributed to Rembrandt
Source: guardian.co.uk

The estate Buckland Abbey in Devon, where for some time resided famous navigator Francis Drake discovered Rembrandt self-portrait. At least, one of the leading experts on the works of Rembrandt, Ernst van de Vetering (Ernst van de Wetering) convinced that the portrait man in a hat with a feather was painted by the great Dutch.

National Foundation UK, which manages the estate of Buckland Abbey, was a portrait as a gift from the widow of Harold Samuel English collector two years ago. Despite the fact that the portrait by Rembrandt has a signature and the date "1635", it was originally considered a copy of the work or student of Rembrandt, two years in a hat portrait of a man held in the repository. The last examination of paintings done in 1968, the Dutch Rembrandt Research Project - a leading organization, which provide solutions for hundreds of controversial works of Rembrandt worldwide. Today the head of the Rembrandt Research Project is Ernst van de Vetering, and, he says, since the late 1960s, the Dutch had all the reason to believe that it is a genuine work. Next winter picture sent for examination, during which it will be cleared of dirt and x-rays and examined under a microscope. If the author of Rembrandt's confirmed, the cost will increase leaf and 20 million pounds. However, the National Trust to sell the work is going.

Prepared Maria Onuchina, AI

Sources : guardian.co.uk , artinvestment.ru