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Weird News - Things that make you go 'hmmm'@real.lemmy.fanEnglish · 5 months ago

Lost Henry VIII portrait discovered after historian spots it in background of X post

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Lost Henry VIII portrait discovered after historian spots it in background of X post

www.independent.co.uk

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Weird News - Things that make you go 'hmmm'@real.lemmy.fanEnglish · 5 months ago

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Art historian Adam Busiakiewicz noticed the barely visible portrait in the background of a picture posted by the Warwickshire Lieutenancy

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So it was sold at auction which led to it being lost. Then the owners of this building purchased it? This historian just stole the art from them?

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