Authenticating paintings is no easy task. At times, it requires forensic specialists, academics, high courts and millions worth of legal fees. But for a portrait of Sir Francis Drake, proof of ...

A £20m painting hanging in the former home of Sir Francis Drake has been confirmed as a self-portrait by the Dutch Master Rembrandt (left).

A portrait of Sir Francis Drake is to be sold at auction for around £500K - after it was proved genuine because of a WART on his nose. The painting of the hero of the Spanish Armada hung on the ...

Painting in Sir Francis Drake’s house confirmed as £20m Rembrandt self-portrait. Metro Reporter Published Mar 18, 2013, 12:01am | Updated Dec 9, 2019, 4:38pm.

Authenticating paintings is no easy task. At times, it requires forensic specialists, academics, high courts and millions worth of legal fees. But for a portrait of Sir Francis Drake, proof of ...