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Hidden self-portrait found by X-ray on back of Van Gogh painting

A hidden, never-before-discovered Vincent Van Gogh self-portrait has been found on the back of one of the famed artist's paintings. An X-ray revealed the secret portrait on the back of Van Gogh's "Head of a Peasant Woman" when it was being examined ahead of an upcoming exhibition at the Royal Scottish Academy in Edinburgh, Scotland.
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