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Aberdeenshire

Series tracking down lost and hidden paintings from museums and galleries. In the storerooms of the Montrose Museum lies a mystery painting with a giant hole in it.

Haddo House is one of Britain's most northerly stately homes. Tucked away in the wilds of Aberdeenshire, it has been home to prime ministers and earls - but is it also home to some of Scotland's greatest lost paintings?

Nearby, in the storerooms of the Montrose Museum lies a mystery painting with a giant hole in it. The portrait shows Richard Mead, the patron of one of Scotland's most celebrated painters, Allan Ramsay. According to the history books, the painting is a copy of a painting in the National Portrait Gallery in London. But has there been an unfortunate mix-up, and is the painting in London in fact the pretender?

59 minutes

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  • Nino Rota

    Amarcord

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Bendor Grosvenor
Presenter Jacky Klein
Production Company Tern Television Productions Ltd
Series Producer Spike Geilinger
Director Spike Geilinger
Executive Producer Brendan Hughes
Executive Producer Harry Bell

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