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| Antiques Roadshow portrait revealed to be by Anthony Van Dyck | Antiques Roadshow portrait revealed to be by Anthony Van Dyck |
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| A painting bought for £400 and featured on the BBC's Antiques Roadshow has been revealed to be a Sir Anthony Van Dyck portrait worth about £400,000. | A painting bought for £400 and featured on the BBC's Antiques Roadshow has been revealed to be a Sir Anthony Van Dyck portrait worth about £400,000. |
| Father Jamie MacLeod, who runs a retreat house in north Derbyshire, first took the artwork to Newstead Abbey, Nottinghamshire, in 2012. | |
| He said he was now planning to sell the piece by the 17th Century Flemish artist to buy new church bells. | He said he was now planning to sell the piece by the 17th Century Flemish artist to buy new church bells. |
| The BBC show's host Fiona Bruce said she was "thrilled" by the revelation. | The BBC show's host Fiona Bruce said she was "thrilled" by the revelation. |
| More was revealed about the painting when Father Jamie took it to filming for another edition of Antiques Roadshow in Cirencester, Gloucestershire in June this year. | |
| The Van Dyck portrait was identified after Ms Bruce, who was making a show about the artist with expert Philip Mould, saw the painting and thought it might be genuine. | The Van Dyck portrait was identified after Ms Bruce, who was making a show about the artist with expert Philip Mould, saw the painting and thought it might be genuine. |
| Following restoration, the painting was verified by Dr Christopher Brown - one of the world authorities on Van Dyck. | Following restoration, the painting was verified by Dr Christopher Brown - one of the world authorities on Van Dyck. |
| The portrait, originally bought at a Cheshire antiques shop, is the most valuable painting identified in the show's 36-year history. | The portrait, originally bought at a Cheshire antiques shop, is the most valuable painting identified in the show's 36-year history. |
| 'Exceptionally rare' | 'Exceptionally rare' |
| Father Jamie, who runs a retreat house in Whaley Bridge, in the Peak District, said: "It's been an emotional experience and it's such great news." | Father Jamie, who runs a retreat house in Whaley Bridge, in the Peak District, said: "It's been an emotional experience and it's such great news." |
| Van Dyck was the leading court painter in England under King Charles I and is regarded as one of the masters of 17th Century art. | Van Dyck was the leading court painter in England under King Charles I and is regarded as one of the masters of 17th Century art. |
| The painting is a portrait of a Magistrate of Brussels which is believed to have been completed as part of the artist's preparation for a 1634 work showing seven magistrates. | The painting is a portrait of a Magistrate of Brussels which is believed to have been completed as part of the artist's preparation for a 1634 work showing seven magistrates. |
| Ms Bruce said: "It's everyone's dream to spot a hidden masterpiece, I'm thrilled that my hunch paid off, to discover a genuine Van Dyck is incredibly exciting. I'm so pleased for Father Jamie." | Ms Bruce said: "It's everyone's dream to spot a hidden masterpiece, I'm thrilled that my hunch paid off, to discover a genuine Van Dyck is incredibly exciting. I'm so pleased for Father Jamie." |
| Mr Mould said: "Discoveries of this type are exceptionally rare. | Mr Mould said: "Discoveries of this type are exceptionally rare. |
| "The painting's emergence from beneath layers of paint was dramatic. It's been revealed as a thrilling example of Van Dyck's skills of direct observation that made him so great a portrait painter." | "The painting's emergence from beneath layers of paint was dramatic. It's been revealed as a thrilling example of Van Dyck's skills of direct observation that made him so great a portrait painter." |
| A Van Dyck self-portrait that was recently sold to a collector who wants to take it abroad, has become subject to a temporary export ban. | A Van Dyck self-portrait that was recently sold to a collector who wants to take it abroad, has become subject to a temporary export ban. |
| The National Portrait Gallery is trying to raise £12.5m to keep it in the UK. | The National Portrait Gallery is trying to raise £12.5m to keep it in the UK. |
| The portrait will be shown on Antiques Roadshow at 19:00 GMT on BBC One on Sunday. | The portrait will be shown on Antiques Roadshow at 19:00 GMT on BBC One on Sunday. |