Britain's Lost Masterpieces
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Britain's Lost Masterpieces is a factual BBC Four documentary television series that aims to uncover overlooked art treasures in British public collections, in conjunction with Art UK. It is presented
Promotional image featuring Bendor Grosvenor and Emma Dabiri
Portrait of George Villiers (attributed to Rubens)
The 2nd Earl of Carbery (attributed to Lely)
The Countess of Carbery (attributed to Beale)
Simon Rollo Gillespie
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Simon Rollo Gillespie is a British conservator-restorer of fine art, and an art historian. He is known particularly for his work with Early British and Tudor portraits, although his practice extends a
Britain's Lost Masterpieces
…along with art historian Jacky Klein (series 1) and social historian Emma Dabiri (series 2 to 5). The series also features the art restoration work of Simon Gillespie. In North American syndication, the series is called The Art Detectives. Each episode begins with Grosvenor locating a prospective masterpiece in the…
Gillespie working on a portrait of George Villiers in July 2017