The boy who was nearly erased has a name: Bélizaire. He was 15 and a house servant in the Frey household. He was the only child in the painting to live on into adulthood.

Michael said: “There’s a strong conceptual link between the paintings The Sovereign Servant includes the controversial Koh-i-Noor diamond, taken from India – a lasting symbol of imperialism ...

The show at the Frick Collection in New York brings together a trio of paintings by 17th century Dutch master Johannes Vermeer ...