Peter Paul Rubens, Portrait of George Villiers, the first Duke of Buckingham, after treatment. Photograph: Simon Gillespie.

GLASGOW - A painting by Flemish artist Peter Paul Rubens has been found in Glasgow after it was thought to have been lost for 400 years.

The portrait was considered a copy of an original depicting George Villiers, the first Duke of Buckingham, who was believed to have been James VI and I’s lover. It was hanging at Pollok House, a National Trust for Scotland property. The work caught the eye of Dr Bendor Grosvenor from BBC4’s Britain’s Lost Masterpieces during a visit.

After analysis and restoration the long-lost work has been authenticated and will appear in an episode of the BBC4 program on Wednesday.

Read more at Guardian

The painting before restoration. Photograph: Simon Gillespie.

The painting with the Glasgow Museums curator Pippa Stephenson. Photograph: Paul Devlin/SNS Group/CSG CIC Glasgow.