An X-ray image shows this previously unknown self-portrait of Vincent Van Gogh painted on the reverse side of his painting Head of a Peasant Woman. Graeme Yule/National Galleries of Scotland hide ...

An X-ray image showing the hidden Vincent van Gogh painting However, visitors to an exhibition in Edinburgh will be able to see the X-ray image for the first time through a specially-crafted lightbox.

An X-ray revealed the secret portrait on the back of Van Gogh's "Head of a Peasant Woman." The 1885 painting was being examined ahead of an upcoming exhibition at the Royal Scottish Academy in ...

Although the x-ray image is not entirely clear, the artist appears bearded, wearing a brimmed hat and a cravat or neckerchief, with the right side of his face in shadow.

Senior Conservator Lesley Stevenson views Head of a Peasant Woman alongside an x-ray image of the hidden Van Gogh self-portrait. Credit: Neil Hanna ...