‘Significant’ 18th-century painting worth £100,000 discovered on BBC series

• An 18th-century painting , brought to BBC 's Fake or Fortune? by retired accountant Mary-Louise Wedderburn, was authenticated as a work by acclaimed artist Katherine Read.
• The portrait, inherited by Wedderburn, was confirmed by art historian Charles Greig, who described it as "one of the trickiest paintings" he had considered.
• Art dealer Philip Mould estimated the painting's value at “£100,000 upwards”, calling the discovery a "significant baptism in art historical terms."
• The work is believed to be the earliest recorded portrait of an Indian sitter by a female European artist, most likely depicting a member of the Nawab's family in Madras.
• Katherine Read, a successful portraitist, was known for her depictions of aristocracy and was paid more than contemporaries like Thomas Gainsborough.

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BBC series uncovers ‘enormously important’ painting wrapped in sleeping bag – worth £100k