Art historian discovers that £65 painting on his wall is work of Flemish master
Christopher Wright has uncovered several old master paintings in public and private collections over five decades. Now he has discovered that a copy of a painting by Sir Anthony van Dyck, which he bought for himself for £65 in 1970, may actually be an original by the 17th-century Flemish court painter to King Charles I. Wright estimated the painting might be worth around £40,000. It's a portrait of Isabella Clara Eugenia, Infanta of Spain and Regentess of the Spanish Netherlands.
Source: theguardian.com