Portretul ducelui de Buckingham a fost considerat drept una dintre cele mai mari pierderi pentru cultura universală și doar copii ale sale au fost văzute în ultimii ani. Dar atunci când specialiștii au vrut să restaureze copia expusă la casa Pollok din Glasgow, au avut surpriza să constate că în fața lor se afla de fapt tabloul original pierdut în urmă cu aproape 400 de ani.
Directorul Rubenshuis din Anvers, Ben van Beneden, specialist în tablourile lui Rubens, a autentificat tabloul ca fiind originalul și a declarat că a descoperirea acestuia este un moment foarte important în istoria artelor.
Portretul Ducelui de Buckingham datează din anul 1625 și îl prezintă pe unul dintre cei mai importanți oameni din istoria britanică a secolului XVII-a. O figură controversată, a crescut în mica nobilime britanică, dar a devenit apoi unul dintre favoriții regelui James I. De altfel, natura relației lor a fost sursa multor dezbateri, unii experți pretind că erau iubiți, în timp ce alții cred că era o prietenie platonică apropiată.
Dar lucrările de renovare realizate la Palatul Apethorpe din Northamptonshire, una dintre reședințele preferate ale regelui, au dezvăluit un pasaj secret care leagă camerele de dormit ale celor doi bărbați.
Ducele a fost asasinat în 1628 la vârsta de doar 35 de ani, la trei ani după ce a murit James.
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