08-10-2019 18:00 via theguardian.com

Original Van Dyck portrait discovered after online debate

Public debate on online forum led to Walker Gallery painting being confirmed as artist’s ownA 17th-century portrait of a member of the Spanish royal family, which has always been considered to come from the studio of Anthony van Dyck, has been confirmed as a piece by the artist himself.The portrait of the Infanta Isabella Clara Eugenia has been in the collection of Liverpool’s Walker Art Gallery since 1954, when it was gifted by an insurance company. Related: Why Anthony van Dyck was
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