Double Vision: Vermeer at Kenwood

Two versions of The Guitar Player were displayed side by side for the first time in over 300 years: Kenwood's authenticated 1672 Vermeer and, on loan from the Philadelphia Museum of Art's John G. Johnson Collection, A Lady Playing the Guitar — long thought a period copy but whose authorship was reopened by 2023 paint analysis. The exhibition marked the 350th anniversary of Vermeer's death and emphasised looking over conclusions, with ongoing scientific collaboration between the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the National Gallery of Art in Washington, and English Heritage.