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No restoration, no cleaning, nothing. I would suspect that's because no one thought it was of great value. OLIVER CHANLER, on the original portrait of George Washington that hung in his family's house for years
Thursday, Feb. 18, 2010

Open quoteNo restoration, no cleaning, nothing. I would suspect that's because no one thought it was of great value.Close quote

  • OLIVER CHANLER,
  • on the original portrait of George Washington that hung in his family's house for years; he and others had assumed it was a copy, but the unaltered work is now expected to sell for at least $200,000 at auction
Photo: Joel Sartore / National Geographic / Getty | Source: USA Today