Certificates of authenticity can be unreliable in cases where distant relatives of dead artists or sometimes even gallerists generate them. Checking the provenance of the painting - establishing each step of where it went from the artist s studios or gallery, who bought it, when and from whom - is the best way to know whether an artwork is real or a fake.
The gallery says that its collection of 4,000 paintings, sculptures and miniatures tells 'the story of the United Kingdom through portraits, from the Tudors to today'
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