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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
Lifestyle
Lizzie McAllister News reporter & Cathal Ryan

'Nike shoes' spotted in 400-year-old painting sparks time traveller debate

A portrait hanging in the National Gallery in London has left art fans puzzled after a mum and daughter pair pointed out what they have said appears to show proof of time travel on the canvas.

Dutch Master Ferdinand Bol’s Portrait of a Boy, painted in the 17th century, shows an eight-year-old boy standing in the foreground holding a goblet, which he rests on a table adorned with a red cloth, the Daily Star reports.

In the painting, the boy can be seen sporting a black jacket and cape, a white shirt with ruffled sleeves, auburn socks and black boots.

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