A Scotland Yard report shows that the notorious Dutch faker bought lapis lazuli paint for his “Vermeers” in bulk from Winsor & Newton

But major works failed to sell

A committee of experts has decided that the reattributed painting, Young Woman Seated at the Virginals, is authentic

After its showing in New York, Baron Rolin’s “Young woman at a virginal” has been accepted as plausible enough to be included in the London stage of the exhibition, but some scholars have yet to be convinced

Paint analysis suggests that "Woman at a virginal", which is in private hands and has been dismissed for 50 years, may be by the master