Mystery solved: unknown soldier was painted by his mother

Case was among many perplexing amateur local historians and curators bought together on the Art Detectives websiteA portrait of a sad-eyed young soldier has been released from museum stores after members of the public succeeded in identifying the young officer and the heartbroken artist – his mother. However, argument still rages over the identity of a woman in a handsome black dress and whether an imposing mill building is really in Manchester, or built under much hotter skies. Continue r