The Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery unveiled a life-size painting of President Abraham Lincoln Friday morning. The 1865 portrait was painted by Dutch artist W.F.K. Travers and is one of three ...

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The portrait was the best-selling item in the Travel and Exploration online sale. A rare oil painting of Mahatma Gandhi, considered to be the only one he personally sat for, has sold for an astounding ...

The oil portrait of Mahatma Gandhi was painted in the UK in 1931 A rare oil portrait of Indian independence leader Mahatma Gandhi - painted in 1931 in the UK - will be auctioned in London next month.