- An 18th-century painting, brought to BBC's Fake or Fortune? by retired accountant Mary-Louise Wedderburn, was authenticated as a work by acclaimed artist Katherine Read.
- The portrait, inherited by Wedderburn, was confirmed by art historian Charles Greig, who described it as "one of the trickiest paintings" he had considered.
- Art dealer Philip Mould estimated the painting's value at “£100,000 upwards”, calling the discovery a "significant baptism in art historical terms."
- The work is believed to be the earliest recorded portrait of an Indian sitter by a female European artist, most likely depicting a member of the Nawab's family in Madras.
- Katherine Read, a successful portraitist, was known for her depictions of aristocracy and was paid more than contemporaries like Thomas Gainsborough.
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