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Louis XIV 'priceless' painting found in stable mystery | |
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A country house owner is trying to find out how the only known painting of the coronation of the French king Louis XIV end up in his stables. | |
The painting, depicting the 1654 ceremony, had hung in Rokeby Park, Barnard Castle, since 1880, according to its owner Sir Andrew Morritt. | The painting, depicting the 1654 ceremony, had hung in Rokeby Park, Barnard Castle, since 1880, according to its owner Sir Andrew Morritt. |
But it became damaged. Now after being restored, Sir Andrew is trying to find out how it ended up in Durham. | |
Experts have studied it, but do not know who painted it. | |
It has also not yet been valued. | |
'Quite unique' | 'Quite unique' |
Sir Andrew said: "What is a mystery is when it came and where it came from, or who it was painted by. | Sir Andrew said: "What is a mystery is when it came and where it came from, or who it was painted by. |
"All I know for a fact is it has been here since at least 1880, and probably longer." | "All I know for a fact is it has been here since at least 1880, and probably longer." |
Veronique Gerard-Powell, chief curator and senior lecturer at the Sorbonne, in Paris, said: "This is the only painted representation of the coronation. There is no other like it - it really is quite unique." | Veronique Gerard-Powell, chief curator and senior lecturer at the Sorbonne, in Paris, said: "This is the only painted representation of the coronation. There is no other like it - it really is quite unique." |
Rokeby Park, which was built between 1725 and 1735, has hundreds of valuable paintings, according to Sir Andrew. |