The backside of the painting has palette test marks on the canvas and stretcher. The painting will be presented at auction on Friday. Its estimated value is between 200,000 and 300,000 euros.

A painting of James Ellwood Butterfield (JEB) Bland, 10, as a page in Atlanteans in 2005 with the family dogs hangs in the Bland dining room on Friday, January 30, 2015.

The painting, measuring 24 inches by 20 inches, had hung in the family's living room for years and they were unaware of its significance. It depicts seven lions lounging, captured in a rich ...

The painting hung for generations in the family's living room. They had no idea it was a masterpiece painted by Sir Anthony Van Dyck, one of the most important artists of the 17th century.

The backside of the painting has palette test marks on the canvas and stretcher. The painting was presented at auction on Friday. Its estimated value is between 200,000 and 300,000 euros.