Uploaded April 2025 | Updated September 2026, 27 minutes ago
In Series 9 of Fake or Fortune?, Fiona Bruce and Philip Mould investigate four intriguing artworks with uncertain origins. The team examines a modernist garden sculpture initially thought to be by Henry Moore, ultimately attributing it to Betty Jewson; authenticates a lost Orientalist painting by Jean-Léon Gérôme; explores a dramatic battle scene believed to be by Sir Edwin Landseer, which proves to be a skilled copy; and uncovers a £50 Last Supper painting as a preparatory sketch by Benjamin West, once commissioned by King George III. Each episode combines art history, forensic analysis, and detective work to reveal the true stories behind these mysterious pieces.
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In Series 9 of Fake or Fortune?, Fiona Bruce and Philip Mould investigate four intriguing artworks with uncertain origins. The team examines a modernist garden sculpture initially thought to be by Henry Moore, ultimately attributing it to Betty Jewson; authenticates a lost Orientalist painting by Jean-Léon Gérôme; explores a dramatic battle scene believed to be by Sir Edwin Landseer, which proves to be a skilled copy; and uncovers a £50 Last Supper painting as a preparatory sketch by Benjamin West, once commissioned by King George III. Each episode combines art history, forensic analysis, and detective work to reveal the true stories behind these mysterious pieces.
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Perspective is YouTube's home for the arts. Come here to get your fill of great music, theatre, art and much, much more!
Discover the past on History Hit with ad-free exclusive podcasts and documentaries released weekly presented by world renowned historians Dan Snow, Suzannah Lipscomb, Matt Lewis and more. Sign up to History Hit to start watching now bit.ly/45CPh5u
It's like Netflix for history... Sign up to History Hit to start watching now bit.ly/45CPh5u
Any queries, please contact us at:
perspective@littledotstudios.com
#Painting #Art #History
