Hidden Van Gogh revealed through X-Ray

Self-portrait of the artist was found on the back of Head of a Peasant Woman (1885)

The National Galleries of Scotland have added another Van Gogh to its collection – but this one isn’t a new acquisition, it had been hanging on walls for years.

Hidden on the back of another painting the incredible discovery was made when the canvas was X-rayed ahead of a new exhibition.

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