Arthur Burns, who has died of cancer aged 60, was professor of modern British history at King’s College, London with a particular interest in the Church of England; he also played a central role in projects to make historical data more widely available to researchers via the internet.
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Thomas Gainsborough s portrait of composer Antonin Kammel is 76.2cm x 63.5cm
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A lost portrait by legendary Suffolk artist Thomas Gainsborough could be worth more than 400 times its £2,500 sale price - with an expert believing it could actually be worth £1million.
The painting was simply entitled British School at a recent Paris auction and had no reference to the word-renowned painter, who was a favourite of kings and queens.
However Hugh Belsey, from Bury St Edmunds, who is an authority on Gainsborough, believes the painting dates back to 1768.
It is thought that time, alterations, overpainting and dirt all contributed to disguise the true artist s hand on the piece.