Top stories this week – including news of an extraordinary double portrait bid 50-times over estimate

The most popular stories on this website over the last week included news of a fascinating mid-17th century double portrait. Depicting a black woman from the Cromwellian period makes it rare enough, but the fact that she appears dressed as a social equal to her counterpart makes it rarer still.

1) Pick of the week: £220,000 for enigmatic faces of the Interregnum

Believed to date from the mid-…

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