Rare Breughel the Younger painting found behind door in French home

‘Exceptional’ piece, valued at up to €800,000, had been hanging behind door after being in family since 1900

A rare painting by the 17th-century artist Pieter Breughel the Younger described as “exceptional” and one of his largest known works will be sold by auction in Paris later this month.

The painting was discovered hanging behind a door at a home in the north of France. It had been in the same family since 1900 but its provenance before then remains a mystery.