The artwork was found to be a rare print by 18th century printmaker Jacob Christoff Le Blon when it was sent away for conservation treatment.
An artwork displayed at a National Trust property and seen by thousands of visitors each year has been identified as a rare surviving work by a printmaker credited with inventing colour printing.
The German-born painter and engraver, who died in 1741 aged 73, was the first to create a three-colour printing process – the forerunner of the CMYK colour printing used today. “To have a discovered a fourth is really exciting, especially as it is the only version that remains hanging in its historic setting,” she said.
Royal patronage gave him access to Kensington Palace to copy paintings – including the Van Dyck of Charles I’s children. Ilana van Dort, Oxburgh collections and house manager, said: “There is now evidence that Henry Arundell-Bedingfeld was a secret Jacobite and van Dyck’s portrayal of the children of Charles I, including the future James II the last Catholic monarch of Britain, would have great resonance and symbolism.
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