Self-portrait of Rembrandt is authenticated

A self-portrait of Rembrandt has been verified following eight months of scientific analysis.

The 1635 painting, whose authenticity has been questioned for decades, depicts the Old Master looking out at the viewer while wearing a black cloak, a feathered bonnet and a metal band around his neck from a suit of armour.

Doubters included Rembrandt specialist Horst Gerson, who in 1968 said that areas of the painting were not accomplished enough to be the work of the famous Dutch painter.