Tests confirm painting is Rembrandt self-portrait

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LONDON (AP) — Scientific tests have confirmed that a painting donated to Britain’s National Trust by a wealthy supporter is a Rembrandt self-portrait worth tens of millions of pounds (dollars).

The portrait of the artist, wearing a cap with a white feather, was long thought to be the work of one of Rembrandt’s pupils and was credited as in the “style of” the 17th-century Dutch master.

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