17th-century painting found again after 200 years

This 24 August 2016 Dutch video shows how five seventeenth century paintings, depicting local militia officers of Delft city, are brought together for the first time in over 200 years for an exhibition in the Prinsenhof museum in Delft, which will open to the public on Friday 26 August 2016.

Until recently, one of these five paintings was missing. It was the 1648 portrait by Jacob Delff II of the officers Willem Reyersz de Langue and Daniel Fransz van der Brugge. That work of art had disappeared at the end of the eighteenth century.

After more than 200 years, last year it suddenly turned up at an auction in Paris. The Prinsenhof museum was able to buy it. Then, they restored it.

This 24 August 2016 Dutch video shows the restoration of Jacob Delff II’s painting at the Prinsenhof museum.

This video shows that restoration as well.

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